The presentation of evidence for crimes in the Kotor-Varos area in 1992 has been completed with the presentation of material evidence by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Defence.
As the trial for crimes in Kotor-Varos continues, indictee Sead Menzils Defence witnesses say that, in 1992 they signed statements about events in that area after having been captured by members of Serb forces and that they signed them under pressure.
As the trial for crimes in Kotor-Varos continues, the Defence of the third indictee presents material evidence in order to prove the existence of an armed conflict in that area, but the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina objects to relevance of those pieces of evidence.
During cross-examination, a military expert witness says that two soldiers were present in Serdari village during an attack on the village, but that does not change the stand that civilians were attacked and killed.
Denying the Defences evidence, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina examines a military court expert who says that Serdari village was outside the combat activities zone, adding that neither Serb forces nor any organised defence existed in the village.
At the trial for crimes committed in the territory of Kotor-Varos, a witness said he had given a deposition under pressure, because he was afraid he would be physically assaulted.
Testifying in defence of indictee Mirsad Vatrac at the trial for crimes in Kotor-Varos, a witness says that she used to see him in Bilice village in the summer of 1992, but he was neither armed nor uniformed.
During the continuation of the trial for crimes in Serdari village a State Prosecution witness says that local village residents did not have arms when they were attacked on September 17, 1992.
Testifying during the presentation of evidence in rebuttal to the Defence's evidence at the trial for crimes in Kotor-Varos, a State Prosecution witness says that a massacre against civilians, not an attack of the Serb army, happened in Serdari village.
As the trial for crimes in Kotor Varos continues, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina announces that it will examine two witnesses and an expert witness as part of the presentation of additional evidence.