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.
Former Bosnian Serb soldier Gligor Begovic, charged with crimes allegedly committed at the Batkovic detention camp in Bijeljina in 1992, failed to appear in court today due to bad weather conditions.
Former Bosniak soldiers facing trial at Bosnias appeals chamber have requested that the court pronounce them not guilty. Mehura Selimovic, Adil Ruznic, and Emir Mustafic stand accused of abusing prisoners of war at several detention sites in Krajina during the Bosnian war.
The Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has increased prison sentences for Mijo Banovic and Gojko Granic, both convicted of crimes committed against civilians during the Bosnian war.
Defense witnesses at the trial of former Bosnian Serb fighter Zoran Bjelica say that he was in Montenegro when alleged crimes he committed in Kalinovik took place.
A defence witness told Ratko Mladics war crimes trial in The Hague that Bosniaks in the Prijedor area in spring 1992 were seeking protection from Serb paramilitaries.