SPLIT, Sept 27 (Hina) - The Split County Court panel of judges presided by Slavko Lozina on Friday ruled on extending detention for five of the eight former police officers being tried for war crimes against civilians committed at
Split's Lora military prison in 1992. The defence requested that detention be discontinued for the defendants, claiming that not one interrogated witness had charged them directly. The panel of judges overruled the request and the accused stay in detention. The main hearing resumes on Oct. 14. The court will subpoena again the witnesses who have not yet testified. Five witnesses from Yugoslavia who are willing to testify but failed to appear at the Split court twice already will be called by diplomatic route again, Judge Lozina said, adding that this was their "last chance" to confirm in Split the statements they gave before a Belgrade court. The panel of judges ruled against
SPLIT, Sept 27 (Hina) - The Split County Court panel of judges
presided by Slavko Lozina on Friday ruled on extending detention
for five of the eight former police officers being tried for war
crimes against civilians committed at Split's Lora military prison
in 1992.
The defence requested that detention be discontinued for the
defendants, claiming that not one interrogated witness had charged
them directly.
The panel of judges overruled the request and the accused stay in
detention.
The main hearing resumes on Oct. 14. The court will subpoena again
the witnesses who have not yet testified.
Five witnesses from Yugoslavia who are willing to testify but
failed to appear at the Split court twice already will be called by
diplomatic route again, Judge Lozina said, adding that this was
their "last chance" to confirm in Split the statements they gave
before a Belgrade court.
The panel of judges ruled against questioning 15 more witnesses
currently residing in Yugoslavia, stating that available
documentation is not clear as to the time they spent at the Lora
prison, said Judge Lozina.
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