ZAGREB, May 21 (Hina) - Only one more witness among former inmates available to the prosecution in the trial against war crimes suspect and Croatian World War Two concentration camp commander Dinko Sakic remains to testify before the
Zagreb County Court. Zdenko Schwartz from Israel should testify on May 24. According to Zagreb County Court spokesman and court deputy president Damir Kos, Schwartz's testimony will be followed by historians' testimonies. At the beginning of the main hearing, the panel of judges accepted Zagreb County State Attorney Radovan Santek's proposal that six historians testify in the trial. Next week, Milan Pojic and Frane Glavina from the Croatian State Archives (HDA) will appear before the court, while decisions on when Jasenovac Memorial Centre manager Jelka Smreka, Vladimir Zerjavic, HDA manager Josip Kolanovic, and Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy professor Ivo Goldstein will te
ZAGREB, May 21 (Hina) - Only one more witness among former inmates
available to the prosecution in the trial against war crimes
suspect and Croatian World War Two concentration camp commander
Dinko Sakic remains to testify before the Zagreb County Court.
Zdenko Schwartz from Israel should testify on May 24. According to
Zagreb County Court spokesman and court deputy president Damir Kos,
Schwartz's testimony will be followed by historians' testimonies.
At the beginning of the main hearing, the panel of judges accepted
Zagreb County State Attorney Radovan Santek's proposal that six
historians testify in the trial.
Next week, Milan Pojic and Frane Glavina from the Croatian State
Archives (HDA) will appear before the court, while decisions on
when Jasenovac Memorial Centre manager Jelka Smreka, Vladimir
Zerjavic, HDA manager Josip Kolanovic, and Zagreb Faculty of
Philosophy professor Ivo Goldstein will testify will be reached
subsequently.
The historians' testimonies will complete the prosecution's list
of witnesses, Kos told reporters on Friday, adding to date, the
defence has not submitted any proof of evidence, to which it is
entitled in all stages of the main hearing.
As announced, panel of judges president Drazen Tripalo on May 18
heard the testimonies of Katarina Hrvojic and Adolf Friedrich, who
spoke at their homes due to poor health. Present were Zagreb County
Deputy State Attorney Janjko Grlic and Sakic's defence attorney
Branko Seric. The testimonies will be read at the next main
hearing.
Next week, Santek should decide on whether testimonies are
necessary by witnesses Dragica Bradovski and Renata Terzijan, who
did not testify during pre-trial proceedings and are also in poor
health.
Kos reiterated the court no longer expected Eduard Sajer and Jovan
Stjepanovic from Yugoslavia and Ervin Rosenberg from Israel will
appear before the court because they obviously do not want to. The
Zagreb County State Attorney has however not given up on hearing
their testimonies.
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