RIJEKA: TRIAL OF GOSPIC GROUP RESUMES

RIJEKA, April 5 (Hina) - Brothers Stipe and Ivan Lulic on Friday testified in the trial of a so-called Gospic Group, indicted for the liquidation of Serb civilians near Gospic in 1991. The brothers were among the five soldiers who shot at the civilians. #L# Testifying before a Rijeka County Court panel of judges, which is presided by judge Ika Saric, both witnesses said they did not know who had ordered them to line up or shoot, although they did hear the order. They also said that they did not know who shot at the civilians. The Lulics said they themselves did not shoot because their rifles were uncocked and that later nobody checked their guns to see if they had fired. They confirmed that one of the accused, Stjepan Grandic, stood sidewise to the firing squad. None of the two knew the victims' identity or inquired about the event later. The trial resumes on Monday. (hina) sb rml