THE HAGUE | 11.04.2013.
FIVE STAGES OF SREBRENICA INVESTIGATION
In his sixth and probably last testimony at the Tribunal, the former head of the Srebrenica investigation team once again set the stage for the prosecution’s evidence about the crimes committed after the fall of Srebrenica in July 1995. Ratko Mladic was the commander of the VRS Main Staff at the time: now he is on trial for those crimes
THE HAGUE | 10.04.2013.
PARAMILITARIES WERE UNDER JNA CONTROL
Goran Hadzic’s defense tried to prove that the paramilitary formations in Vukovar were ‘controlled and protected’ by the JNA. Witness Vesna Bosanac confirmed the argument
THE HAGUE | 10.04.2013.
MLADIC REMOVED FROM COURT
Mladic’s loud claims that the witness was ‘making things up’ and ‘lying’ resulted in the judges ordering the accused to be removed from the courtroom. The protected witness, who is a survivor of the execution of the Muslim detainees on the Branjevo Farm on 16 July 1995, continued and ended his evidence without the accused
THE HAGUE | 10.04.2013.
RELIGION DETERMINED MENU IN KULA PRISON RESTAURANT
Former warden of the Kula prison Soniboj Skiljevic contends that during the war the facility served food with no pork to Muslims. The food was prepared using cooking oil, the witness said. At the same time, Skiljevic claimed that prisoners got drunk when they were sent to do forced labor. Former RS prime minister Dusan Kozic denied that Karadzic’s civilian authorities had anything to do with Mladic’s army
THE HAGUE | 09.04.2013.
DODIK BLAMES IZETBEGOVIC, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE AND OTP
As he testified in Radovan Karadzic’s defense, Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik blamed the war and all the bad things that happened in BH on Alija Izetbegovic, the international community’s High Representative and the OTP in The Hague. The SDS headed by Karadzic advocated peace and compromise
THE HAGUE | 09.04.2013.
ONE OUT OF TWO OVCARA VICTIMS WAS PATIENT IN VUKOVAR HOSPITAL
In her sixth and probably last testimony before the Tribunal, Dr Vesna Bosanac confirmed that 93 of the 193 victims identified after the exhumation of the mass grave at Ovcara had been hospital patients. The victims included civilians, soldiers and hospital staff, the witness said
THE HAGUE | 09.04.2013.
MLADIC TRIAL ADJOURNED
The trial of Ratko Mladic was adjourned because of the health of the accused, but will proceed on Wednesday with the evidence of protected witness RM 346. The trial may continue in Mladic’s presence, if he is able to attend, or the judges may decide to invoke the Tribunal’s rules and proceed in his absence by deposing the witness
THE HAGUE | 08.04.2013.
DID HADZIC GET THE KEY TO THE CITY OF VUKOVAR?
Dr Vesna Bosanac appeared for the sixth time as a witness; she spoke about the events preceding the fall of Vukovar and the first mass execution in the wars in the former Yugoslavia. Did the Croatian government’s commissioner for the town of Vukovar manage to get in touch with Goran Hadzic and ‘give him the key to the city’ in November 1991?
THE HAGUE | 08.04.2013.
AIRBRUSHING SARAJEVO REALITY
Former director of the RS power company Elektroprivreda Milorad Skoko remained adamant that during the war Sarajevo had sufficient electricity for ‘basic household needs’. The wartime warden of the Kula prison described the conditions in that facility as entirely satisfying. The witness denied that civilians were detained there. Milorad Dodik will give evidence in Radovan Karadzic’s defense tomorrow
THE HAGUE | 08.04.2013.
NEW BREAK AT MLADIC’S TRIAL
Ratko Mladic didn’t appear in the courtroom citing health reasons. The Trial Chamber ordered a medical examination of the accused and adjourned the trial until Tuesday 9 April
THE HAGUE | 07.04.2013.
Next Week at the Tribunal
Next Week at the Tribunal
DODIK TESTIFIES IN KARADZIC’S DEFENSE
The current Republika Srpska president will appear before the Tribunal on Tuesday as a witness in the defense of the former president. Karadzic is on trial for genocide and other crimes in BH. After a one-month break, Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic return to court
THE HAGUE | 05.04.2013.
‘PSYCHOPATHS AND BULLIES’ COMMITTED CRIMES
At the trial of Radovan Karadzic, the former president of the Foca Executive Board denied that the Crisis Staff had anything to do with the crimes in the municipality. According to the witness, ‘psychopaths and bullies’ who could not be controlled were responsible for the crimes
THE HAGUE | 04.04.2013.
PERFECT HARMONY AT KARADZIC TRIAL
Former liaison officer in the VRS Main Staff Slavko Kralj testified at the trial of Radovan Karadzic today. In an amicable conversation, the witness and the accused agreed that the Muslim side was responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Srebrenica and Zepa, not the Serbs. When Karadzic was cautioned in the re-examination for asking leading questions, he said from the dock that he would learn how to examine witnesses ‘in time for the next war’
THE HAGUE | 04.04.2013.
ORIC WILL NOT ‘DEFEND’ KARADZIC
The Trial Chamber has rejected Radovan Karadzic’s motion for a subpoena to the former BH Army commander in Srebrenica Naser Oric to compel him to testify in the defense case. The judges decided that the topics Karadzic wanted to explore through Oric were relevant for the case, but that the information Karadzic could obtain from this witness was not ‘of substantial or considerable assistance’ for the defense of the accused
THE HAGUE | 04.04.2013.
GENERAL KRSTIC PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CONTEMPT OF COURT
The former commander of the VRS Drina Corps will stand trial before the Tribunal once again, this time for refusing to comply with a subpoena compelling him to give evidence in Radovan Karadzic’s defense case. Krstic is serving his 35-year sentence for aiding and abetting the Srebrenica genocide
