The trial of former members of the Socicka Company of the Bosnian Serb Army began today in Sarajevo with opening statements and a reading of the indictment.
Closing statements in the Trusina war crimes trial have been postponed in order for the court to evaluate the mental health of defendant Nedzad Hodzic.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests extension of custody for twelve people, who are charged with crimes in Zecovi, Prijedor municipality, while the Defence objects and requests less strict measures.
The trial of Marinko and Zoran Bjelica, as well as Novica Tripkovic, who are charged with crimes in Kalinovik in 1992, has been postponed for technical reasons, specifically due to the absence of the third indictee.
Two witnesses, who were due to testify in defence of Iulian-Nicolae Vintila, who is charged with crimes in former Viktor Bubanj military barracks in Sarajevo, fail to appear before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, so the hearing is postponed.
The Trial Chamber accepts a revised indictment by the State Prosecution in the case against Mensur Memic, Dzevad Salcin, Senad Hakalovic, Nedzad Hodzic and Nihad Bojadzic for crimes committed in Trusina, near Konjic.