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Bozic et al: Court requests medical expert examination

19 January 2007  Four indictees charged with crimes committed in Srebrenica did not turn up in court, prompting the Trial Chamber to order a medical examination in order to determine the exact reasons for their absence.

The entrance of pleas of four indictees charged with crimes committed against the civilian population of Srebrenica has been postponed for the third time.

The defence attorneys of Zdravko Bozic, Mladen Blagojevic, Zeljko Zaric and Zoran Ivanovic claim that their clients’ health is very poor.

Trial Chamber Chairman Davorin Jukic read an official memorandum written by a police officer who told the court that he was due to escort the indictees to the hearing, but that they refused to come to court claiming that they were “exhausted”.

The Prosecution proposed a medical examination in order to determine their condition.

The Defence objected claiming that “it is not necessary to determine the reasons because they are known”, but the Trial Chamber ordered a medical examination anyway.

”That is a way for us to determine whether they are capable of attending the trial”, the Trial Chamber Chairman said.

Bozic, Blagojevic, Zaric and Zivanovic, former members of the Bratunac Light Infantry Brigade of the Army of Republika Srpska Military Police, are charged with 12 counts of crimes committed against the Bosniak civilian population in the UN-protected enclave of Srebrenica.

The four indictees have joined a group of dozens of prisoners who are on hunger-strike requesting that ex-Yugoslav law, which is considered more lenient than current BiH legislation, be applicable in their cases.

The Strikers are refusing to appear in court, but the Court continues to schedule hearings unless the reason for the indictee’s absence is illness.

The next hearing is scheduled for January 24th, 2007 when expert witnesses will read their findings.