Testifying in his own defense at the cantonal court of Novi Travnik, Josip Relota said he didn’t murder civilians in the village of Luke in the municipality of Busovaca.
A protected witness testifying at the Josip Relota trial said the defendant and others killed three of his neighbours in the village of Luka in Busovaca in January 1993.
A cantonal prosecution witness testifying that the Josip Relota trial said she heard someone with the last name Relota had killed the family members of a Zenicatrans employee during the war.
Testifying at the Josip Relota trial, a witness said he heard bursts of gunfire and explosions during an attack on the town of Busovca. The witness said he saw the bodies of his neighbours the next day.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, confirms an indictment against Josip Relota, former member of the Croatian Defence Council, HVO, charging him with crimes committed in Busovaca municipality in 1993.