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Kapic: The last witnesses

10 April 2008  The Trial Chamber presents its evidence by examining two witnesses.

At the trial of Suad Kapic, the Trial Chamber presented its evidence by examining Hasan Hadzalic and protected witness S1. As explained, the examination was done "in order to clarify certain statements given in an earlier stage of the trial."

The State Prosecution considers that Suad 'Hodza' Kapic, a former member of the Third Battalion with the 517th Cazin Brigade of the Fifth Corps of BiH Army, participated, in the course of the "Sana 95" military operation, in the detention of six members of the Republika Srpska Army (VRS) in Dabar village area, Sanski Most municipality, and personally killed three and ordered somebody else to shoot one of them.

Two surviving captives were handed over to "Apaci" Reconnaissance Unit (RU) with the 517th Cazin Brigade.

Hasan Hadzalic, former commander of "Apaci" RU, who had testified as a Prosecution witness earlier on, said that he had seen the six captives on the summit of Mount Mreznica. However, he was not able to remember ho had brought them there.

"We needed somebody to help us reconnoiter the area. Dragan Stupar volunteered and he took one more captive with him. The four other captives were tied. They remained there and I never saw them again," Hadzalic said.

Dragan Stupar and Milovan Mastikosa are the two surviving captives, who, according to the indictment, were handed over to "Apaci" RU members.

Hadzalic further explained that he handed over the two prisoners to the Corps Police Unit and that he informed the Logistics Commander about the six prisoners. He added that Ibrahim 'Baja' Nadarevic, commander of the 517thCazin Brigade, was also informed about the case.

While examining witness S1, Trial Chamber Chairman Davorin Jukic reminded him of his statement given to the Prosecution of BiH, in which he said that Suad Kapic was responsible for the murder of the prisoners.

"I said that, but I did it out of fear from the Prosecution and (State Investigation and Protection Agency) SIPA from Cazin, who told me that my hands could be cuffed any minute," S1 said, adding that "Suad Kapic was not responsible for the murder of the prisoners".

S1 also said that the Prosecutor mentioned Suad Kapic and showed him his photograph in the course of the examination.

The Prosecution is due to present its closing arguments at the trial of Suad Kapic on April 17, while the Defence will present its closing arguments a week later.