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In Kosovo, Distrust of Hague War Crimes Court Simmers
Among those called in for interviews have been prominent political figures like Ramush Haradinaj, head of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK party, who resigned as prime minister when he was summoned, and the former speaker of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, who is head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK.
Serbia, Bosnia Spend €3.6 Million on Acquitted War Suspects
Belgrade Higher Court has awarded a total of around 1.8 million euros in compensation and refunds of legal costs to defendants who were acquitted of war crimes by the Serbian judiciary or had their charges dropped, documents obtained by BIRN show.
Serbia Indicts Bosnian Ex-Soldier for Crimes Against Prisoners
The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution told BIRN that it has charged Osman Osmanovic with committing war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war at the Rasadnik camp in Gornji Rahic in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Brcko area during the summer of 1992.
The indictment was issued on Friday and has yet to be confirmed by a court.
UN Court Rejects Serbia’s Demand to Try Radicals in Belgrade
The appeals chamber of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Serbia against its decision not to allow two members of the Serbian Radical Party accused of contempt of court to stand trial in Belgrade rather than at the UN court in The Hague.
Ex-Bosnian Serb Commander Denies Knowing ‘Villagers Would Be Deported’
Jovan Novakovic told the Belgrade Higher Court on Friday that when he evacuated locals from the Bosniak village of Suha near Bratunac in spring 1992, he did not know they were about to be deported.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Admits Killing Civilian as Retrial Begins
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Milan Dragisic said he killed one civilian in Bosanski Petrovac in September 1992 as his retrial for wartime crimes began at Belgrade Higher Court on Tuesday.
Dragisic is also accused of killing two other people and attempting to kill three more, but he denied committing the other crimes.
Tensions Flare as Bosnian Serb Accuses Fellow Ex-Fighters of Massacre
Mico Jovicic, a wartime volunteer fighter for Bosnian Serb forces, told Belgrade Higher Court that all five defendants on trial for the kidnapping and killing of 20 passengers from a train at Strpci station in Bosnia and Herzegovina were at the crime scenes when the offences were committed.
Barber of Malca arrested PHOTO
According to unofficial reports, he was arrested at a cemetery in his hometown of Malca. Earlier today, media reported that a local man had spotted him in the village of Malca.
Ninoslav Jovanovic was arrested, Tanjug confirmed at the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Nis.
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Serbia Rejects Bosnian Request to Extradite ex-Fighter
The Higher Court in Belgrade has refused to extradite Osman Osmanovic, who is wanted for war crimes - and is in custody in Serbia - to Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is confirmed to BIRN on Friday. This decision can be appealed.
Serbian Ex-Soldier Goes On Trial for Kosovo Killings
Former serviceman Predrag Vukovic, alias Madzo, who was arrested in Montenegro last year, appeared for the first time at Belgrade Higher Court on Friday at the trial of Yugoslav Army ex-soldiers for war crimes in Kosovo in May 1999.