The Bosnian state prosecution requested the imposition of measures to stop Vidoje Blagojevic and his four co-defendants – all charged with wartime crimes against civilians in the Zvornik area – from leaving the country.
“There is a high risk of flight,” said prosecutor Mersudin Pruzan, citing cases of other suspects who had fled justice by crossing the border.
The other men indicted alongside Blagojevic are Vlado Matic, Branko Studen, Miladin Ivanic and Cvjetko Stojanovic.
Pruzan also asked for them to be prohibited from having contact with witnesses in the case, noting that some of them were in military units with the accused.
“From June 1 to 6 [1992], 700 civilians were killed, and women and children were expelled… This is a very serious case and the accused know that they could receive 45 years in prison,” Pruzan explained.
The indictment claims that the suspects participated in the unlawful detention and inhumane treatment of around 700 Bosniak men and boys as guards at the Technical School in the town of Karakaj from late May to early June 1992.
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