When the trial opened more than a year ago, all defendants pleaded not guilty, insisting they had no involvement in the summary executions in the fields outside Gospic and that they were only defending the town from Serb attacks.
Kada je suđenje počelo pre više od godinu dana, svi optuženi izjasnili su se da nisu krivi, insistirajući da nisu učestvovali u sumarnim egzekucijama na poljima izvan Gospića i da su samo branili grad od srpskih napada.