In a second-instance verdict, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced six defendants for crimes committed against Serb and Croat civilians in the Hadzici area to a total of 42 years in prison.
Eight Bosniaks are being retried for committing crimes against Serb and Croat civilian prisoners who were illegally held in detention camps in the Hadzici area during wartime.
Eight Bosniaks launched an appeal against their convictions for committing crimes against Serb and Croat civilians who were illegally held in wartime detention camps in the Hadzici area.
A defence witness at the trial of eight men accused of mistreating wartime detainees in Hadzici said prisoners at the Krupa and Silos military barracks had access to medical care and were not abused.
Former prisoners testified about unhygienic conditions and malnourishment at a military prison in Ljubuski where they were detained in 1993 and 1994.
Prosecution witnesses Dzemil Sijercic told the state court in Sarajevo on Thursday that in October 1993 he was taken to the military investigation prison in Ljubuski, where conditions were poor and food rations were meagre.
Edin Sakoc, a former member of the Croatian Defence Council, was charged with the rape and murder of Serbs in the Pocitelj and Capljina areas during wartime.
Testifying at the trial of eight defendants charged with war crimes in Hadzici, a defense witness said he served as a policeman in the area and never heard any negative comments about defendant Fadil Covic.
At the trial of eight defendants charged with war crimes in the municipality of Hadzici, a defense witness for Fadil Covic said he hadn’t heard any negative things about him or defendant Mirsad Sabic.
Testifying in defense of Fadil Covic, a witness said people detained in the Silos detention facility weren’t responsible for the disappearance of Bosniak men from the Hadzici area. The witness said they served as a guarantee that some information on the missing would be obtained.
Testifying at the trial of eight defendants charged with wartime crimes in the municipality of Hadzici, a defense witness said families of the missing in Hadzici were against the exchange of prisoners held in the Silos detention facility in 1992 and early 1993. He said they were against the exchange of prisoners because they had no information on their missing family members.