Delic

At the appellate hearing in the case of General Rasim Delic, the prosecution asked for a harsher sentence for the former commander of the BH Army General Staff. According to the prosecution, the three-year sentence delivered by the Trial Chamber ‘does not reflect the gravity of the crimes’. Arguing that the prosecution’s request was ‘groundless’, the defense requested Delic’s acquittal

The Trial Chamber today delivered its judgment in the case against Rasim Delic. They decided, with a majority of votes, presiding judge Moloto dissenting, that the former commander of the BH Army General Staff had effective control over the members of the El Mujahid Detachment, but had no knowledge of the crimes they committed, although in one case he had reason to know of their tendency to treat prisoners of war cruelly

At the end of its closing argument, the prosecution calls for 15 years in prison for Rasim Delic, former commander of the BH Army General Staff. Delic is on trial on charges of failure to prevent or punish crimes committed by the Mujahideen in the Central Bosnia

In its closing argument, the defense calls for the acquittal of General Rasim Delic. The El Mujahid Detachment, the defense notes, reported to the Islamic Cultural Institute in Milan and to the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. The detachment's relationship with the BH Army was one of ‘cooperation’

Evidence has shown 'beyond reasonable doubt' that members of the El Mujahid Detachment were responsible for the crimes in the village of Bikosi in June 1993 and for the killings in the village of Livade and the Kamenica camp in July and September 1995, the prosecutor contends in the closing arguments at the trial of General Rasim Delic. The former commander of the BH Army General Staff knew of the crimes yet he failed to do anything to prevent the Mujahideen, who were part of the BH Army chain of command, and punish them

The defense of Rasim Delic, former commander of the BH Army General Staff, decided not call its last witness, resting its case at this trial today. The prosecution and the defense will deliver their closing arguments on 10 June 2008

The defense of Rasim Delic, former commander of the BH Army General Staff, today cross-examined prosecution witness PW 9 about the Italian documents belatedly disclosed by the prosecution. The documents show that members of the El Mujahid Detachment sent reports to everybody but the BH Army; this was corroborated today by the witness

Prosecution witness PW9, former member of the El Mujahid Detachment, denies he was under the command of the BH Army, but claims he was its member. In his view, these two claims are not contradictory. The detachment was formally part of the BH Army and ’coordinated’ its activities with the Army units, but was not part of the Army chain of command: it maintained its right to refuse orders issued by BH Army officers

In the cross-examination of defense witness Paul Cornish, the prosecutor wanted the witness to corroborate the prosecution argument that the El Mujahid Detachment was part of the BH Army chain of command and control. Cornish teaches international security at the Royal Institute in London

Paul Cornish, who teaches international security at the Royal Institute in London is testifying at the trial of general Rasim Delic. He was asked by the defense to draft an expert report on command and control in modern warfare