THE HAGUE, May 26 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague on Wednesday announced new tribunal witnesses in the trial of Bosnian Croat war crimes suspect General Tihomir Blaskic. Blaskic is
accused of war crimes committed by his troops in central Bosnia during the Croat-Muslim conflict in 1993. The tribunal announced the commander of the third Muslim corps Enver Hadzihasanovic would testify on June 23 and several commanders of the seventh Muslim brigade between June 15 and 22. The former chief-of-staff of the Croatian Defence Council Milivoj Petkovic will testify on June 23. The Hague tribunal earlier announced the former commander of UNPROFOR's British battalion Robert Stewart would testify on June 17. To date, only General Phillipe Morillon, former UNPROFOR commander for Bosnia, and Jean Pierre Thebault, former chief of a European Union observer mi
THE HAGUE, May 26 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for
the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague on Wednesday announced new
tribunal witnesses in the trial of Bosnian Croat war crimes suspect
General Tihomir Blaskic.
Blaskic is accused of war crimes committed by his troops in central
Bosnia during the Croat-Muslim conflict in 1993.
The tribunal announced the commander of the third Muslim corps
Enver Hadzihasanovic would testify on June 23 and several
commanders of the seventh Muslim brigade between June 15 and 22.
The former chief-of-staff of the Croatian Defence Council Milivoj
Petkovic will testify on June 23.
The Hague tribunal earlier announced the former commander of
UNPROFOR's British battalion Robert Stewart would testify on June
17.
To date, only General Phillipe Morillon, former UNPROFOR commander
for Bosnia, and Jean Pierre Thebault, former chief of a European
Union observer mission, requested that their June 16 hearing be
closed to the public.
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