ZAGREB, April 26 (Hina) - The trial of Milenko Radak, 39, a Serb from Benkovac accused of 1991 war crimes against civilians in Skabrnja (Zadar hinterland), was adjourned shortly after it started at the Zadar County Court on
Monday.
ZAGREB, April 26 (Hina) - The trial of Milenko Radak, 39, a Serb from
Benkovac accused of 1991 war crimes against civilians in Skabrnja
(Zadar hinterland), was adjourned shortly after it started at the
Zadar County Court on Monday. #L#
Radak's attorney Luka Susak requested the exemption of the president
of the panel of judges, Branimir Zorica, Zadar County Court president
Antun Klismanic, and Supreme Court president Ivica Crnic over alleged
bias.
The attorney said his client could not have a fair trial in Croatia
and requested transferring the case to the UN war crimes tribunal in
The Hague.
Susak had previously requested the exemption of Zadar County
prosecutor Ivan Galovic and his deputy Slobodan Denona, but the County
Prosecution denied the request.
The latest exemption request will be dealt with by the Supreme Court.
Radak was arrested in Benkovac last July and has been in prison
since.
(Hina) rml