9/1/2010
The trial of Croatian generals Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac, accused by the Hague war crimes tribunal of crimes committed during and after Operation Storm in the summer of 1995, ended on Wednesday, with presiding Judge Alphons Orie saying a judgement could be expected in the foreseeable future.
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9/1/2010
Responding to a reporter's question what he expected regarding the final stage of the trial of Generals Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac before the ICTY, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said on Tuesday that he did not expect anything, as "this is a matter for the judiciary".
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9/1/2010
A defence attorney for Croatian general Ivan Cermak dismissed in his closing argument before the Hague war crimes tribunal on Tuesday the prosecution's allegation that the former commander of the Knin Garrison had powers that greatly exceeded the powers he was entitled to use in that position.
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8/31/2010
If during its deliberation the trial chamber concludes that the judgement will result in the immediate release of General Gotovina from custody, General Gotovina calls for the oral announcement of the judgment in the interest of justice, according to the defence brief, submitted by attorneys Luka Misetic and Gregory Kehoe.
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8/31/2010
Croatian general Ante Gotovina's lawyer Luka Misetic on Tuesday attacked the closing statements by the Hague war crimes tribunal's Office of the Prosecution, saying the prosecutors were making a series of new arguments against his client instead of doing so during the examination in chief.
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