Zvornik war crimes suspects withhold pleas

Two men accused of war crimes committed in Zvornik in 1992 say that they are not yet ready to plead to the charges against them.

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Thursday, 20.11.2008.

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Two men accused of war crimes committed in Zvornik in 1992 say that they are not yet ready to plead to the charges against them. Branko Grujic and Branko Popovic asked for additional time to prepare their defenses on charges of crimes against civilians in the Karakaj technical-school center in the municipality of Zvornik in June 1992. Zvornik war crimes suspects withhold pleas Their trial officially began today before the Belgrade District Court’s War Crimes Chamber. The two are accused of imprisonment, inhumane treatment and the deaths of around 700 people, 270 of whom were identified at a mass grave site. Grujic, who was then president of the so-called Temporary Government of Zvornik and Crisis Headquarters commander, and Popovic, who headed the territorial defense headquarters, are accused of the mass abductions and murder of Muslim civilians. They were initially tried together with four members of the "Yellow Wasps" and "Pivarski" paramilitary units in 2005 for deportation and other crimes against Muslim civilians, but their cases were later separated. The Trial Chamber decided today to reintegrate the trials and scheduled the next court hearing, where the suspects are due to enter their pleas, for December 26. The first verdict for war crimes in Zvornik was delivered in June, when paramilitaries Dragan Slavkovic, Ivan Korac and Sinisa Filipovic were sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison, while one suspect, Dragutin Dragicevic, was cleared of all charges. Another war crimes trial related to Zvornik against Goran Savic and Sasa Cilerdzic got under way at the Belgrade District Court in September.

Zvornik war crimes suspects withhold pleas

Their trial officially began today before the Belgrade District Court’s War Crimes Chamber.

The two are accused of imprisonment, inhumane treatment and the deaths of around 700 people, 270 of whom were identified at a mass grave site.

Grujić, who was then president of the so-called Temporary Government of Zvornik and Crisis Headquarters commander, and Popović, who headed the territorial defense headquarters, are accused of the mass abductions and murder of Muslim civilians.

They were initially tried together with four members of the "Yellow Wasps" and "Pivarski" paramilitary units in 2005 for deportation and other crimes against Muslim civilians, but their cases were later separated.

The Trial Chamber decided today to reintegrate the trials and scheduled the next court hearing, where the suspects are due to enter their pleas, for December 26.

The first verdict for war crimes in Zvornik was delivered in June, when paramilitaries Dragan Slavković, Ivan Korać and Siniša Filipović were sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison, while one suspect, Dragutin Dragićević, was cleared of all charges.

Another war crimes trial related to Zvornik against Goran Savić and Saša Ćilerdžić got under way at the Belgrade District Court in September.

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