UZUNOVIĆ REFUSED DEFENCE'S REQUEST TO RE-READ INDICTMENT

SARAJEVO, JANUARY 29 /SRNA/ - Judge Sena Uzunović rejected the request of the defence team of the president of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik and the acting director of the Official Gazette Miloš Lukić to re-read the indictment and take witnesses to testify, explaining it was "groundless" and would lead to the "prolongation of the proceedings" before the Court of BiH.

In her explanation, Uzunović cited that the defence received audio recordings of the hearing where evidence was presented and witnesses were heard. She said that all witnesses were heard both directly and cross-examined. Uzunović also listed the number of times the hearings were postponed, including those due to Dodik's surgery. "Because of that, the trial could not proceed at the planned pace," she claims. Attorney Goran Bubić said that in this case there is no whole process because the Prosecutor's Office was given the opportunity to present evidence in connection with Annex 10 of the Dayton Peace Agreement throughout the summer and fall. Bubić recalled that during the reading of the indictment on February 5, 2024, the curtain was lowered, which prevented the public from hearing everything, which was one of the arguments for requesting re-reading of the indictment.