[3] On 12 November 1991, Mate Boban and Kordić held the Joint Meeting of the Crisis Staffs of Herzegovina and Travnik Regional Communities.
The purpose was, first, to discuss the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the differences of opinion on this topic in the HDZ BiH party; secondly, to formulate an overall Croatian political strategy.
[1] On 16 January 1992 a rally was held in the municipal hall in Busovača to celebrate Croatian independence, a video recording of which was shown to the Trial Chamber.
Secretary of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Ignac Koštroman spoke and said: “we will be an integral part of our dear State of Croatia by hook or by crook”.
The Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (HZ H-B/HR H-B) proclaimed its existence in November 1991, defining itself as a separate or distinct entity within the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
He was accused by the Hague for his role in the Lašva Valley massacre, including Ahmići, where HVO forces committed crimes against the local Bosniak population under his command.
In May 2010, his application for early release after having served half of his sentence was denied on grounds of the seriousness of the crimes committed and three disciplinary breaches while in prison.