The Croatian Justice Ministry confirmed that it received from Serbia the list of 33 of its citizens against whom war crimes probes were or are being conducted. They added that investigations had been suspended for 26 of the persons from the list, whereas for the remaining seven the investigation is still ongoing.
Posts Tagged ‘War crimes’
Suspected war criminal remains in custody
January 27th, 2011 |
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A court in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday rejected an appeal lodged for the release of suspected Croat war criminal Tihomir Purda. He is indicted in Serbia for war crimes, and the court’s decision comes after it prolonged his extradition custody on Serbia’s request on January 20.
Police search house of Hague fugitive’s friend
December 30th, 2010 |
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Police searched the house of Hague indictee Goran Hadžić’s friend in Novi Sad this morning.
War Crimes Prosecution has announced that the home of Zoran Mandić aka Mandarin was searched.
MerÄep in custody for one month
December 14th, 2010 |
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The Zagreb County Court court decided on Monday to keep Tomislav MerÄep in custody for one month on suspicion that he committed war crimes. MerÄep was assistant interior minister and commander of a special police unit during the early 1990s conflict.
Retrial ordered in Bytyqi case
November 29th, 2010 |
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The Belgrade War Crimes Chamber of Appeals has overturned the verdicts of the War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court in the Bytyqi case.
The case was sent for a new trial.
“Scandalous” verdict for Kosovo Serb
November 10th, 2010 |
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A Kosovo Serb has been found guilty of committing war crimes and sentenced to seven years in prison in the town of Peć. Vukmir Cvetković, a native of Klina, was charged in connection to crimes committed during the 1999 war in the province.
“No deadline” for Mladić arrest
October 27th, 2010 |
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Serbia does not have a deadline to arrest Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić, says Vladimir VukÄević.
He spoke as head of an action tram set up to arrest the remaining war crimes fugitives.
War crimes convictions
October 1st, 2010 |
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Department for War Crimes of the High Court in Belgrade sentenced a former member of the Police of the RS Duško Kesar to 15 years in prison. He was convicted for crimes committed in the town of Prijedor, in the Republic of Srpska.
Srebrenica war crimes suspect arrested
August 25th, 2010 |
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Dragan Nešković (37) was arrested in the Bijeljina area by order of Bosnia-Herzegovina Prosecution’s Special War Crimes Department. This was announced in Sarajevo today.
Sentence reduced for convicted war criminal
July 31st, 2010 |
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The Croatian Supreme Court has reduced the sentenced of convicted war criminal, a former army officer and politician Branimir Glavaš from ten to eight years. Glavaš was convicted of committing war crimes against Serbs in Osijek in 1991.
Daily lists “all crimes” of ex-Kosovo PM
July 23rd, 2010 |
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Ramush Haradinaj has had an arrested warrant out for him six years, issued in Belgrade, since he is a suspect in some war crimes cases tried in Serbia. This is according to Belgrade daily Politika, which today brings a detailed report about the crimes, committed in Kosovo.
Serb war crimes suspect in detention
July 15th, 2010 |
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A Serb extradited to Kosovo authorities by Norway on suspicion of having committed war crimes in Kosovo has been placed in detention for 30 days, EULEX said. The decision on placing the suspect in detention was made at the request of the prosecution, the EULEX pre-trial judge in the Peć Distict Court said.
Serb war crimes suspect in detention
July 15th, 2010 |
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A Serb extradited to Kosovo authorities by Norway on suspicion of having committed war crimes in Kosovo has been placed in detention for 30 days, EULEX said. The decision on placing the suspect in detention was made at the request of the prosecution, the EULEX pre-trial judge in the Peć Distict Court said.
Third country indicts ex-general
July 14th, 2010 |
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The prosecution in Murska Sobota, Slovenia, has indicted former JNA officers Vlado Trifunović and Berislav Popov for war crimes.
The prosecution in this Slovenian town alleges that the general and the colonel committed war crimes against civilians there in 1991.
“Kosovo justice system fails to prioritize war crimesâ€
June 15th, 2010 |
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More than ten years after the end of the conflict, there has been a systematic failure in prioritizing war crimes cases in Kosovo. This is according to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), that presented its report in Priština on Tuesday.
Serb man arrested in Sweden
June 8th, 2010 |
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Police in Sweden have arrested a Serb man suspected of committing war crimes in Kosovo in 1999, said local media. The Serbian citizen has in the meantime been released from custody, a prosecutor announced.
22 Kosovo Serbs accused of war crimes
May 8th, 2010 |
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The prosecution of the Peć District Court has indicted 22 Serbs suspected of committing war crimes in the village of ŽaÄ, near Istok. Sabit Kelmendi initiated the indictments. He said that he expects the charges to be forwarded to the Special Court for War Crimes in PriÅ¡tina.
“Captain Dragan camping in Australian forestâ€
May 4th, 2010 |
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War crimes suspect Captain Dragan may still be in Australia, camping out in the forest, his lawyer said yesterday. Federal police attended a court hearing yesterday, taking notes, as counsel for Dragan Vasiljković held out hopes that his client would turn himself in within the next two months.
Custody extended for suspect war criminal
April 10th, 2010 |
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The court in Stockholm has decided to extended the custody period of the 33 year-old Serb suspected of having committed war crimes in 1999 in Kosovo. According to the DPA news agency, the suspect, who was arrested in Sweden, must be indicted by May 7.