A status conference was held before the state court to discuss the trial of Mato Baotic, charged with war crimes in Orasje. The status conference established that the trial will start at the beginning of February.
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court increased the verdict in the Dragan Sekaric case from 14 to 17 years in prison. Sekaric was found guilty of committing crimes against humanity, including murder and rape, in Visegrad in 1992.
A protected witness was examined in a closed hearing at the trial of Adil Vojic and Bekir Mesic, charged with wartime rape in the Bihac area. The witness, who was allegedly raped by the defendants, testified again today as per an invitation by the state court.
The trial of Dusko Dabetic was postponed after witnesses failed to appear at today’s hearing at the cantonal court of Sarajevo. Dabetic, a former Bosnian Serb fighter, has been charged with wartime rape in the Grbavica neighbourhood of Sarajevo.
Former Bosnian Serb fighters Milisav Ikonic, Dragan Lubarda and Zoran Ilic have been charged with multiple incidents of wartime rape in Rogatica. Their trial began today with a reading of the indictment and introductory statements by the state prosecution.
After the defense teams in the Adil Vojic and Bekir Mesic trial finished their evidentiary hearings, the trial chamber said they would ask the injured party in the case to testify again.