International criminal law

Court Authorizes European Arrest Warrant for Tsvetan Vassilev in Money Laundering Case

The Sofia City Court has granted approval to the Prosecutor's Office for the issuance of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) against Tsvetan Vassilev, a defendant facing charges of money laundering. The court's decision, subject to appeal within three days, emphasizes the risk of Vassilev evading justice.

Brnabic: Serbian gov't to continue to support Genocide Victims' Museum

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Wednesday opened an international scientific conference titled 80 Years Of The Term Genocide, Case Study: Genocide Against The Serbs, Jews And Roma In The Independent State Of Croatia, and said the Serbian government would continue to support the Genocide Victims' Museum.

Once a War Criminal, Always a War Criminal?

The question of rehabilitation and reintegration of war criminals has not attracted much attention either in the countries of the former Yugoslavia or internationally. This is somewhat odd considering that 59 of 91 individuals sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY have already been released from prison after serving sentences for grave crimes.

Ljubljana-Hague Convention to ease prosecution of worst international crimes

After almost two weeks of intense negotiations, experts from more than 70 countries gathered in Ljubljana adopted a document to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. It is the first such treaty since the 1998 Rome Statute.

Greek man arrested in Thessaloniki for drug dealing, facing extradition to Germany

Police on Monday announced the arrest of a Greek man in Thessaloniki in northern Greece who was wanted in Germany for drug dealing, based on a European arrest warrant. 

The 39-year-old had an arrest warrant issued against him by Germany after 447.88 grams of cocaine were found on his business premises in February last year. 

NEXO: Antoni Trenchev and Kosta Kanchev do not appear on Interpol or Europol lists (UPDATED)

"The founders of Nexo, Antoni Trenchev and Kosta Kanchev, do not appear on either the Interpol or Europol lists, as they have not been issued red notices and European arrest warrants." This is what the Nexo company said in a press release.

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