SARAJEVO, Bosnia (March 10, 2008) – Serbian war criminals Krsto Savic and Mile Mucibabic denied guilt to all counts in the indictment filed by the Bosnian State Prosecutor for war crimes committed against Bosnian civilians in the Bosnian towns of Nevesinje, Kalinovik, Gacko and Bileca during the 1992-1995 Serbian aggression against Bosnia.
The two Serbian war criminals are charged with detention, torture and murder of several Bosnian civilians and Croatians living in Bosnia from June to the end of 1992.
"I plead not guilty to all counts in the indictment," both Serbian war criminals Savic and Mucibabic said.
As indicated by preliminary hearing judge, Darko Samardzic, the start date of the trial will be determined within the next two months.
Slavisa Prodanovic, defence attorney of the first indictee, said he might need additional time to prepare the Defence in an adequate manner and added that "the trial is not fair from the very beginning."
"By law, we have the right to review all pieces of Prosecution's evidence after an indictment has been filed. Up to now, we have not been given access to the files. Officially, the Prosecution took six months to prepare for the process. Unofficially, the preparation may have lasted for a year or two. We are given only two months to read the statements of 80 witnesses and review 200 pieces of material evidence," Prodanovic said.
The judge said the 60-day deadline might be extended up to 90 days, adding that he thought the Defence would have sufficient time to prepare itself.
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