Former Bosnian Serb reservist policeman Milos Pantelics 20-year jail sentence for the executions of 48 Bosniak civilians from Visegrad in 1992 was reduced by five years on appeal.
The Bosnian state prosecution and defense attorneys presented their appeals to the conviction of Predrag Milisavljevic and Milos Pantelic and the acquittal of Ljubomir Tasic.
Former Bosnian Serb reservist policemen Predrag Milisavljevic and Milos Pantelic were both sentenced to 20 years in prison for the executions of 48 Bosniak civilians from Visegrad in 1992.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina postponed to October 28 the passing of the first degree verdict against Predrag Milisavljevic, Milos Pantelic and Ljubomir Tasic, who are charged with the crimes committed in Visegrad.
The lawyer for Ljubomir Tasic, accused of killings and other wartime crimes in the Visegrad area in 1992, said the prosecution didnt prove there was a widespread and systematic attack on Bosniaks.
The lawyer for Milos Pantelic, accused of killings, persecution and other wartime crimes in Visegrad area in 1992, said that the defences witnesses were contradictory and unreliable.
Former Bosnian Serb police reservist Predrag Milisavljevics defence argued that he should be acquitted of the murders and violent persecution of Bosniak civilians from the Visegrad area in 1992.
Presenting its closing statement, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, says that it has proved that Predrag Milisavljevic, Milos Pantelic and Ljubomir Tasic participated in persecutions, murders and arrests of Bosniak civilians from the Visegrad area in 1992.
A Defence witness told the trial for crimes committed in Visegrad that he did not work together with defendant Predrag Milisavljevic in police in April and May 1992.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, accepts a revised indictment filed by the Prosecution of BiH against Predrag Milisavljevic, Milos Pantelic and Ljubomir Tasic, charging them with crimes against the civilian population from Visegrad municipality in June 1992.