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Montenegro Commemorates Family Murdered While Fleeing Bosnia
The commemoration near the town of Pluzine on Thursday. Photo: Youth Initiative for Human Rights.
The three Bosniaks were murdered in the Piva River canyon near Pluzine after escaping from the Serb-held town of Foca in eastern Bosnia.
The killers were members of the Bosnian Serb Army's Dragan Nikolic special unit.
Unreliable Evidence? Montenegro Prosecution’s Reliance on Sky ECC Chats Questioned
A group of prominent defence lawyers in Montenegro says they cannot. They claim the investigations are flawed and say hacked messages should not be used as evidence in court, as the secrecy of the hacking means suspects haven't had fair trials.
Serbia Releases Three Seized Kosovo Policemen
The Higher Court in Kraljevo, Serbia, on Monday ordered the release of three Kosovo policemen who Serbia says it arrested on Serbian territory - and who Kosovo says were kidnapped inside Kosovo last week.
The court also said it confirmed the indictment against them for alleged illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials.
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Bosnia Hands Down First Verdict Based on Sky Evidence
Thanks to plea bargaining, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has handed down its first verdict based on evidence obtained through the global crackdown on Sky ECC and Anom apps, the court stated on Friday.
Serbian Court Orders Detention of ‘Kidnapped’ Kosovo Policemen
The Higher Public Prosecutor's office in Kraljevo, central Serbia, ordered an investigation into three detained Kosovo policemen suspected of the illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials..
The judge for the preliminary proceedings of the Higher Court in Kraljevo meanwhile ordered the detention of all three suspects.
Head of Montenegrin Public Broadcaster Re-Elected Despite Court Ruling
The head of Montenegro's public broadcaster Boris Raonic at a conference in Podgorica. Photo: PR Centar
The Higher Court ordered the RTCG council to choose one of the other candidates as a new director or make readvertise the position, stressing that Raonic must not be re-elected.
Montenegro Urged to Reinvestigate 1999 Killings of Kosovo Albanians
The special state prosecutor's offices in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA/BORIS PEJOVIC.
Five others were injured in the attack, which took place during NATO's 78-day bombing of Yugoslavia, aimed at making President Slobodan Milosevic end his repression of ethnic Albanians and withdraw his forces from Kosovo.
Defence to Offer ‘Secret Files’ Evidence in Montenegro ‘Coup Plot’ Retrial
Democratic Front leaders Milan Knezevic (L) and Andrija Mandic (R) at a pre-election rally in Podgorica, Montenegro in March. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
Defence lawyer Miroje Jovanovic asked the court to separate the proceedings against Mandic, Knezevic and Mandic's driver Mihailo Cadjenovic from the other ten defendants as the secret files apparently do not relate to them.
Two indicted for call to overthrow Serbian president
BELGRADE - The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade on Wednesday filed a bill of indictment with the local Higher Court against two men suspected of calling for a violent overthrow of the Serbian president.
Bomber’s Attack on Montenegrin Court Prompts Calls for Tighter Security
Police tape near the Basic Court building in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: BIRN/Jelena Jovanovic.
Police reported that the man with the initials M.B. activated a hand-grenade at the entrance of the Basic Court building.
Police are still investigating why he activated the hand-grenade. Media reported that he had been arrested for attacking police officers and drug trafficking.