The trial of thirteen former commanders and members of the Republic of BiH Army for crimes against Serbian civilians in the area of Foča, Višegrad and Čajniče from August 1992 to February 1993 began with the reading of the indictment and presentation of the opening statement of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
According to the indictment, they ordered and carried out the mass killing of the Serbian civilian population.
“There was no military objective, the defendants did not even occupy the territory, but the intention was to kill the Serbian population,” said prosecutor Vladimir Simović in his opening statement and stated that he will prove the allegations of the indictment by hearing 428 witnesses and presenting 15 binders of material evidence.
At the beginning of the hearing, the defense asked the Court to order the Prosecutor’s Office to provide them with all the evidence listed in the indictment, and the Chairperson of the Council, Jasmina Ćosić Dedović, ordered Simović to respond to the defense’s requests by February 16.
In this case, the accused are Ferid Buljubašić, Ahmet Sejdić, Rašid Sobo, Ševko Glušac, Zakir Jamak, Bahrudin Muhić, Adem Fehrić, Mustafa Poljo, Enver Kustura, Muhamed Liska, Sakib Čakar, Izet Sejdić and Munir Nalo, for crimes in Jošanica, where 56 civilians of Serbian nationality were killed, around ten people were wounded, and houses, property, agricultural and ancillary facilities were set on fire and destroyed.
The trial will continue on February 20, when the Prosecution’s first witness will be heard.
