CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN FURUNDZIJA CASE JUNE 22 - ICTY

( Editorial: --> 2102 ) ZAGREB, June 18 (Hina) - The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague will hear the closing arguments of the defence and the prosecution in the Ante Furundzija case on Monday June 22, an ICTY statement said Thursday. Former commander of Croatian Defence Council special forces called the Jokers during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnian Croat Furundzija is charged with torture and outrage upon personal dignity including rape, which represent violations of the laws and customs of war. According to the indictment, Furundzija was present at the interrogation of two female prisoners on May 15 1993, whom members of his unit mistreated and raped, while Furundzija did nothing to stop them. Furundzija first appeared before the ICTY December 19 1997, a day after being arrested in Vitez, central Bosnia, when he pleaded not guilty. His trial began June 8 this year and will be completed in record time, unlike other trials before the ICTY. (hina) ha jn 181354 MET jun 98