▁also ▁dropped ▁two ▁villages ▁from ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁alleg ed ▁ra ids . ▁ ▁The ▁defense ▁case ▁comm enced ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁pro sec ution ▁asked ▁for ▁an ▁eigh teen - year ▁prison ▁term , ▁while ▁the ▁defense ▁asked ▁for ▁an ▁acqu itt al . ▁In ▁all ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 8 2 ▁trial ▁days , ▁ 8 2 ▁witness es ▁test ifying ▁( 5 2 ▁pro sec ution ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁defense ) ▁and ▁ 1 , 6 4 9 ▁exhib its ▁presented ▁as ▁evidence . ▁The ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁delivered ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁ver dict ▁The ▁I CT Y ▁conv icted ▁Ori ć ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁murder ▁and ▁in hum ane ▁treatment ▁of ▁Ser b ▁prisoners . ▁Ori ć , ▁sent enced ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁was ▁released ▁immediately ▁for ▁time ▁already ▁served . ▁He ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁direct ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁or ▁cruel ▁treatment ▁of ▁Ser bs , ▁and ▁of ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁" w anton ▁destruction " ▁of ▁homes ▁and ▁property . ▁ ▁The ▁jud ges ▁noted ▁that ▁militar ily ▁superior ▁Ser b ▁forces ▁enc irc led ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁un man age able ▁infl ux ▁of ▁refuge es ▁there , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁critical ▁short age ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁the ▁break down ▁of