The continuation of the trial for Bileca crimes has been postponed due to the fact that indictee Nedjeljko Kuljic fails to appear in court due to illness.
A witness told the trial of four ex-policemen accused of abusing non-Serb prisoners in the south-eastern town of Bileca in 1992 said that one of the defendants tortured him with electricity.
The first witness at the trial of four former policemen accused of abusing non-Serb prisoners in the south-eastern town of Bileca in 1992 said that one of the defendants assaulted him.
As agreed at a status conference, the trial of four indictees, who are charged with crimes in the Bileca area, is due to begin on June 17 this year with the reading of the indictment and presentation of introductory statements.
Former policemen Nedjelko Kuljic and Zeljko Ilic, accused of wartime crimes including the torture and murder of non-Serbs in Bileca in 1992, insisted they were innocent.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, proposed merging cases against Goran Vujovic and Miroslav Duka and the case against Nedjeljko Kuljic and Zeljko Ilic, considering the fact that all four of them are indicted for crimes in Bileca in 1992.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests extension of prohibiting measures against Nedjeljko Kuljic and Zeljko Ilic, who are charged with crimes committed in Bileca. The Defence teams object to the request.