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Gasal et al: Two indictees released from custody

04 July 2008  The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced a decision, terminating custody and ordering certain prohibitive measures against the two indictees, who are charged with crimes against Bosnian Croats from Bugojno.
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Week ahead: Kljuc crimes trial due to start

04 July 2008  Next week before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina the trial for crimes in Kljuc municipality is due to start, while closing arguments are due to be presented at the trials for crimes in Kravica and Derventa.
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Savic and Mucibabic: Deportation from Nevesinje

04 July 2008  Two more Prosecution witnesses recall the seizure of civilians from the Nevesinje area and the alleged role of the two indictees.
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Andrun: Retrial to end in August

04 July 2008  The Appellate Chamber has rejected a proposal by Nikola Andrun and his Defence team, who wanted to present new pieces of evidence, and has instead announced the completion of the retrial.
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Kujundzic: Days spent in isolation cell

03 July 2008  Three Prosecution witnesses cannot identify the indictee or confirm with certainty, that he participated in the crimes in the Doboj area.
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Bastah et al: Crimes based on ethnicity

03 July 2008  The State Prosecution intends to prove that crimes against civilians in the Vlasenica area was exclusively based on ethnicity.
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Lazarevic et al: Driving detainees to work

03 July 2008  A Defence witness says the detainees, who were held in "Novi izvor," were taken to other locations to perform forced labour.
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Basic: Permanently unable to follow the trial

03 July 2008  After separating this case from the indictment for Vlasenica crimes due to indictee Veljko Basic's poor health, the decision on further measures to be undertaken by the Court is still pending.
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Kondic et al: Trial to start on July 10

03 July 2008  The trial of the three persons, charged with encouraging genocide in Kljuc municipality is due to commence next week.
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Bundalo et al: Nedjo Zeljaja's orders

03 July 2008  A former reserve policeman from Kalinovik claims that indictee Nedjo Zeljaja gave orders related to the treatment of captured Bosniaks in 1992.
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Karajic: A man with an immobilised arm

03 July 2008  A protected Prosecution witness describes how he was captured and beaten up "by a man, whose arm was immobilised," claiming that this man was Suljo Karajic.
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Kravica: Indictment altered

03 July 2008  At the end of its evidence presentation, the State Prosecution has altered the first indictment for the Srebrenica genocide, despite its earlier repeated claims that it would not do it.
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Kovac: Trial to start in August

03 July 2008  The trial for Vitez crimes is due to commence in the second half of August.

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ICTY: Naser Oric acquitted of guilt

03 July 2008  The ICTY Appeal Chamber has acquitted the former Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina commander from Srebrenica of all charges.
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Radic et al: First Battalion's Zone of Responsibility

02 July 2008  A Defence witness claims that Vojno prison was not in the zone of responsibility of the First HVO Battalion.
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Klickovic et al: The worst period in life

02 July 2008  A Prosecution witness recalls his detention in Bosanska Krupa in 1992, claiming this was "the worst period" in his life.
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Savic and Mucibabic: Attacks on Luke and Sarica villages

02 July 2008  A Prosecution witness describes how he was captured and detained in Nevesinje and then Gacko.
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Gasal et al: Victims give conflicting statements

02 July 2008  Two Prosecution witnesses, who stayed in the same room during their detention at the stadium in Bugojno, give different statements concerning the events that happened at that time.
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Savic: Trial to start on August 12

02 July 2008  At the status conference the State Prosecution and Momir Savic's Defence present their evidence presentation plans.

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Lazarevic et al: Just an ordinary guard

02 July 2008  A Defence witness denies allegations that Sreten Lazarevic was a liaison person in the detention units established in Zvornik in 1992.
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Kujundzic: 1.20 p.m.

01 July 2008  A Prosecution witness recalls the day when a local mosque in his village was destroyed.
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Bundalo et al: Powerless guards

01 July 2008  A former reserve policeman from Kalinovik testifies about the events of July and June 1992.
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Djukic: Shocking moments

01 July 2008  Four witnesses, who survived the massacre at Kapija in Tuzla, describe the chaos that followed the explosion.
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Nikacevic: Mister Indictee's Army

01 July 2008  A Prosecution witness claims that the indictee took her brother from his house, adding that his body was found in a mass grave near Foca in 2005.
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Klickovic et al: Indictee's visit

01 July 2008  Two Prosecution witnesses claim to have been detained, adding that they were not abused during their detention.
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ICTY: Tolimir's "obstructive behaviour"

30 June 2008  A Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICTY warns Zdravko Tolimir that should he continue to obstruct proceedings, he will be deprived of the right to self-representation.
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Lazarevic et al: Grateful to indictees

30 June 2008  Three Defence witnesses deny the allegations in the indictment, that the detainees were held in inhumane conditions in the detention camp in Zvornik.
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Radic et al: Battalions' responsibilities

30 June 2008  A Defence witness claims that the Convicts Battalion was not part of the Second Brigade of the Croatian Defence Council, HVO, although this Brigade paid their salaries.
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Andrun: Another visit to Gabela

30 June 2008  The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to visit the Gabela detention camp, together with a Prosecution witness, who is supposed to identify the place where he stayed.
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> Karadzic: Incidents Removal Motion Rejected

> Custody for Rasema Handanovic Extended

> Week ahead: Two Plea Hearings Due

> Local Justice – Sarajevo: Ibrahim Ceco pleads not guilty

> Indictment for Sarajevo Crimes Filed

> Karadzic: Human Blood on the Wall

> Indictment for Prozor Crimes Confirmed

> Krsmanovic: Knife Held to Throat

> Memic et al: Without Reports about Trusina

> Kos et al: Tuzla, Dream of Srebrenica’s Inhabitants

> Planincic et al: Recognized by Voice

> Local Justice – Brcko District: Custody for Monika Ilic Extended

> Mikulic: Admission After Torture

> Miroslav Krajisnik Ordered into Custody

> Karadzic: Massive Surrender of Bosniaks

> Jevic et al: Bodies around the Hangar

> Custody Request for Miroslav Krajisnik

> Zecevic et al: A Bullet in the Head

> Ivanovic: Awaiting U.S. Permission

> Karadzic: Film Made in Srebrenica

> Vukovic and Tomic: More than 30 Years in Prison

> Custody Extension for Rasema Handanovic Requested

> Selimovic et al: Detainees as Most Important Source of Information

> Support for the Work of the Court and the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina

> Miralem Macic Died

> Vlahovic: Exclusion of the Public

> Raguz et al: Beatings in Dretelj

> Karadzic: Seeing Husband and Sons for the Last Time

> Terzic: Young, Puny and Monstrous

> Suspect of Sarajevo crimes Arrested

> Kos et al: Attack on Srebrenica was Provoked

> Kuvelja: Defence to Begin Presenting Evidence Soon

> Dobrovoljacka Street: Unachievable Requirements from Republika Srpska

> Peric et al: Taking Away of a Neighbour

> Marjanovic: Last Conversation with Father

> Neskovic and Ilic: The Hague Protection Measures

> Radovan Stankovic in Solitary Confinement

> Indictment against Zeljko Jukic Filed

> Vlahovic: Coming to Collect 100,000 Marks

> Radovan Stankovic Arrested in Foca

> Askraba: Detainees Beaten and Taken away

> Mirsad Sijak Pleads not Guilty

> Kornjaca et al: Death Caused by Bullet Shots

> Radovan Stankovic Arrested in Foca

> Bosnia Fails to Draw Line Under Dobrovoljacka Case

> Week ahead: Verdict for Srebrenica Genocide Due

> The Remains of Three Bodies

> Krsmanovic: Victim as the Best Friend

> Kovacevic: More than 20 suspects for the crime in Brod

> Request for Extension of Custody for Edin Dzeko

> Mladic: Scheduling Order Soon

> Planincic et al: Bullet Spree

> Karadzic: Trial Closed to the Public

> Mikulic: Abuse in Dretelj

> Extension of Custody to Indictees for Crimes in Hadzici

> Vlahovic: Indictee claims he’s already been sentenced

> Dronjak: Burying the Dead next to Detention Camp

> Jevic et al: Catastrophic Things in Kravica

> Zecevic et al: Expert Witnesses Fail to Appear

> Karadzic: Terrorised by Artillery

> Raguz et al: No Information about Indictees

> Local Justice - Zenica: Atif Krkalic pleaded not guilty

> Local Justice – Tadic et al: Not Guilty Plea

> Goran Saric Asks for New Defence Attorney

> Muderizovic et al: Not Guilty Plea

> Marjanovic: Order Executed

> Mujcinovic and Hrustic: Tools for Torture

> Local Justice - Ostojic: Previous Statement Confirmed

> History will explain Dobrovoljacka Street

> Terzic: A Slap as Humiliation

> Karadzic: Ethnic Cleansing

> Djelilovic et al: Caution because of 250 Witnesses

> Dobrovoljacka Street Investigation Against 14 Persons Discontinued

> Kos et al: No Genocidal Intent

> Kuvelja: Trial Postponed

> Gazdic: Trial Closed to Public

> Neskovic and Ilic: Knowledge and Fitness Refreshment

> Branko Vlaco: One-Month Custody

> Branko Vlaco Extradited to Bosnia and Herzegovina

> Bojadzic: Custody Order Motion

> Karadzic: Evacuation as the Only Choice

> Indictment for Kljuc Crimes Confirmed

> Vlahovic: Recognition of the Crime or Media Reports

> Local Justice - Markovic: Beating Prisoners up

> Jevic et al: Commanding Staff in Kravica

> Kornjaca et al: The Killing of a Husband