Lawyers for two convicted Bosnian war criminals said they will apply for a retrial after the European rights court ruled that they were tried under the wrong criminal code.

Marijan Kozina, who is indicted for crimes committed in Vitez, fails to appear before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina to enter his plea.

After the appearance of a defence witness in the case of Abduldahim Maktouf pointed to contradictory facts, the Appeal Council decided to bring key prosecution and defence witnesses face to...