[JURIST] A Bosnian court created to ease the caseload of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] opened its first trial Wednesday against war crimes suspect Boban Simsic, a member of a Serb paramilitary group that served under Milan Lukic [ICTY case backgrounder]. Simsic surrendered to EU peacekeepers in January, and tribunal President Medizda Kresco called the opening of his trial a "historic moment." The trial is set to resume again on October 13, when witnesses will begin to testify. The Bosnian court opened in March of this year [JURIST report] and expects to have numerous cases transferred to it [JURIST report] from the ICTY, which is to complete its work by 2010 despite a docket still 50 suspects long. AFP has more.