Suva Reka war crimes trial restarts
The trial for war crimes allegedly committed in Suva Reka in Kosovo in March 1999, reopened on Monday.
Tuesday, 06.11.2007.
10:29
The trial for war crimes allegedly committed in Suva Reka in Kosovo in March 1999, reopened on Monday. The retrial was the result of a change in trial chamber. Suva Reka war crimes trial restarts The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. The defense called on the trial chamber to deny the rights of President of the Fund for Humanitarian Law Natasa Kandic to represent the victims, since she was head of the Fund. The request was turned down. The defendants include former officials of the Interior Ministry: Radoslav Mitrovic, Radojko Repanovic, Nenad Jovanovic, Sladjan Cukaric, Milorad Nisavic, Miroslav and Zoran Petkovic, and Ramiz Papic. They are accused of killing 48 civilians, mostly women, elderly people and children, of the Berisha family, on March 26, 1999 in Suva Reka, following clashes with members of the Kosovo Liberation Army. Mitrovic, Repanovic and Jovanovic are accused of violating international law in an armed conflict, and of ordering attacks on a part of the town populated by Albanian civilians. The remaining defendants are accused of robbing, pillaging and setting Albanian homes on fire, in addition to ordering the families to leave Suva Reka and relocate to Albania. According to court rules, the re-submission and presentation of evidence at the retrial is unnecessary.
Suva Reka war crimes trial restarts
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. The defense called on the trial chamber to deny the rights of President of the Fund for Humanitarian Law Nataša Kandić to represent the victims, since she was head of the Fund. The request was turned down.The defendants include former officials of the Interior Ministry: Radoslav Mitrović, Radojko Repanović, Nenad Jovanović, Slađan Čukarić, Milorad Nišavić, Miroslav and Zoran Petković, and Ramiz Papić.
They are accused of killing 48 civilians, mostly women, elderly people and children, of the Berisha family, on March 26, 1999 in Suva Reka, following clashes with members of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Mitrović, Repanović and Jovanović are accused of violating international law in an armed conflict, and of ordering attacks on a part of the town populated by Albanian civilians.
The remaining defendants are accused of robbing, pillaging and setting Albanian homes on fire, in addition to ordering the families to leave Suva Reka and relocate to Albania.
According to court rules, the re-submission and presentation of evidence at the retrial is unnecessary.
11 Komentari
Možda vas zanima
Od srede novo pravilo u Beogradu: Ko ne ispoštuje, dobija kaznu i do 40.000 dinara
Od srede 8. maja, kada stupa na snagu Odluka o taksi prevozu koja je usvojena pre tri godine, sva taksi vozila moraju biti bele boje, podsetio je predsednik Privremenog organa Grada Beograda Aleksandar Šapić.
13:33
6.5.2024.
1 d
Ukrajina je "pukla"?
Rusija udvostručila svoju ofanzivu u Donbasu tokom prošlog meseca, postižući značajan napredak dok Ukrajina čeka pojačanje u snabdevanju oružjem sa Zapada, navodi AFP.
12:03
7.5.2024.
15 h
Rat – dan 803: Kolaps; Ukrajinci u problemu; Rusi masovno napadaju VIDEO
Rat u Ukrajini – 803. dan.
23:37
7.5.2024.
3 h
Si Đinping započeo posetu Srbiji; Vučić: "Uvaženi prijatelju, dobro nam došli" VIDEO
Predsednik Kine Si Đinping boravi danas i sutra u zvaničnoj poseti Srbiji, a ugostiće ga predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić.
22:01
7.5.2024.
5 h
Komentari 11
Pogledaj komentare