A protected witness testifying at the Mile Puljic trial said shed heard from another witness in the trial that her husband and brother-in-law had been abducted.
The retrial of Veselko and Ivo Raguz began with a reading of the indictment and the presentation of introductory statements by the state prosecution and the defense teams at the appellate chamber of the Bosnian state court. Veselko and Ivo Raguz have been accused of committing war crimes in the areas of Stolac and Capljina.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has set April 1 as the start date of the trial of former Croatian Defence Council commander Mile Puljic. Puljic has been charged with crimes committed against the Bosniak population in Mostar during the Bosnian war.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests the Court to pronounce Ivan Zelenika, Srecko Herceg, Edib Buljubasic, Ivan Medic and Marina Grubisic-Fejzic guilty of crimes in Dretelj. The Defence of Ivan Zelenika calls for a verdict of release.
At the trial for crimes in Dretelj, near Capljina, the State Prosecution presents additional material evidence. After that the Defence of the indictees request that additional witnesses be examined.
Testifying at the trial for crimes in Dretelj, near Capljina, an additional State Prosecution witness says that Ivan Medic abused her son and that she recognised him by his eyes.
Former Bosnian Croat fighter Drazen Mikulic is accused of war crimes against prisoners who were being held at the Dretelj detention camp near Capljina in 1993.
Presenting its closing statement at the trial for crimes in Stolac and Capljina, the Defence calls on the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina to pronounce a verdict of release against indictees Veselko Raguz and Ivo Raguz. The verdict will be pronounced on December 30.