The beginning of the Milenko Krsmanovic trial has been postponed due to the conflicting commitments of the defense attorney and a state prosecution witness.
State prosecutors say lawyer Muhidin Kapo has been threatened with murder, due to his forthcoming testimony in a war crimes trial. Kapo has requested that the case be turned over to the Bosnian state court, because of bad experiences hes had with the court of Eastern Sarajevo.
The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested Milenko Krsmanovic due to suspicions that he planned to murder Sarajevo attorney Muhidin Kapo, a witness at his upcoming trial.
The Bosnian state court referred the Milenko Krsmanovic case to the district court in Eastern Sarajevo for further processing. Krsmanovic is charged with war crimes against the civilian population in the Sokolac area in 1992.
Bosnias state prosecution has raised an indictment against former Bosnian Serb policeman Milenko Krsmanovic, who is charged with the abuse of a Bosniak civilian in July 1992.