Srecko Hercegs defense has requested that he be acquitted of charges for crimes allegedly committed against Bosnian Serb civilians in Dretelj during the Bosnian war.
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.
In his closing arguments, the defense of former Bosnian Croat fighter Josip Tolic asked the court to acquit him of charges of crimes committed against civilians in Odzak and Bosanski Brod during the Bosnian war. The verdict will be handed down on March 6.
Four former members of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina accused of committing crimes in Gorazde will face trial in the District Court of Eastern Sarajevo on February 26.
The District Court of Eastern Sarajevo acquitted Luka Majstorovic, who was charged with an assault he allegedly committed in the Kula Prison and Correctional Facility in Eastern Sarajevo.
As the trial of Ibro Macic, who is charged with crimes against detainees in Konjic, continues, the Defence presents and includes, in the case file, two photographs, showing how the indictee looked like in 1992 and 1993.
Testifying at the trial of Ramo Zilic and Esad Gakic for crimes in Konjic, a court medicine expert says that one of the injured parties had burns and contusions.
As the trial for crimes on Mount Igman continues, the Defence of Nedzad Hodzic presents material evidence with which it wants to prove that the indictee was an ordinary soldier of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, and that he had no responsibility for prisoners on Mount Igman.