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Osmic: Another Trial for Bugojno Crimes Begins

Alija Osmić
Alija Osmić

28 December 2009  

The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina will seek to prove that Alija Osmic, accused of crimes committed in Bugojno, was able to understand and control his actions and that he was aware of the fact that he was violating the rules of international law.

After reading the indictment, Prosecutor Slavica Terzic presented her introductory arguments, saying that she would "prove for certain that Osmic committed war crimes against civilians".



"By our evidence we will show what happened in the Bugojno area during the armed conflict. We will prove that all victims were unlawfully deprived of liberty and detained in various buildings in which living conditions were incompatible with human dignity. Some detainees died in the detention centers and at other locations where they performed labour," Terzic said.



The indictment alleges that from July 1993 to March 1994 Osmic participated in the murder, torture and detention of Bosnian Croats in the Bugojno area. Civilians were detained in "basements and garages", as well as in "The Marxist Center - Cloister", "Iskra" stadium detention camp and BH Banka premises.



The Prosecutor said that the indictee's actions had had "immense consequences".


"The victims' families cannot even light candles for their family members, because their remains have not been found," Terzic said.



"During the course of the examination conducted before the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Osmic fully admitted his participation in the crimes," Terzic said, calling on the Trial Chamber to find him guilty on the basis of evidence she intended to present.



Defence attorney Kerim Celik said the Defence "does not deny" that the crimes described in the indictment were committed, but he said he intended to prove that it was not Osmic who committed them.



"We will prove that Osmic did not behave in a way contrary to international humanitarian law provisions," Celik said.



At a hearing due to take place on January 19 the first Prosecution witnesses will be examined.

 

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