ICTY: Herceg Bosnia Leaders Bailed
20 February 2008 The Hague tribunal has ruled that five indictees can wait for the Defence stage of their trial while at liberty.
Five leaders from Herceg Bosnia, who are currently on trial in The Hague, have been granted release from custody. Jadranko Prilic, Bruno Stojic, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoje Petkovic and Valentin Ćoric will be on provisional release from Thursday February 21 until May 4.
All five, together with Berislav Pusic, were high officials of the former Croatian Republic of Herceg Bosnia and were indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for crimes committed during 1992 and 1993 on the territory of Prozor, Gornji Vakuf, Jablanica, Mostar, Ljubuski, Capljina and Vares.
The five are being allowed to wait for the beginning of the Defence process at liberty. Still, by this decision, they will have to appear at the ICTY on March 17 and 26, and April 21 during pre-Defence conferences.
The ICTY has also ruled that all five must stay on Croatian territory, where the government has agreed to provide necessary security measures and ensure the indictees' return to The Hague.
The trial started on April 26, 2006, with the Prosecution case closing on February 6, 2008. The Defence's case is set to start on May 5, 2008.
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