"JNA officer to fight Hague verdict"

Lawyers representing Veselin Sljivancanin, sentenced by the Hague Tribunal to 17 years in prison, say they will seek to overturn the verdict, writes Politika. According to the daily, they say that under Article 119 of the Tribunal Code, if new information is uncovered that was not known during the trial and whose value could not be appraised, the prosecution and defense are entitled to seek a retrial. "JNA officer to fight Hague verdict" According to one of Sljivancanin’s lawyers Novak Lukic, the defense has already been contacted by individuals from “various structures,“ offering information that could be of use to the former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) officer. Lukic says that the defense agrees that the motion for a retrial should be submitted as soon as possible. Sljivancanin’s lawyer states that there are no time frames for when his client has to report to serve his sentence, and that this is arranged in cooperation with the recipient country. Veselin Sljivancanin (Tanjug, archive)

"JNA officer to fight Hague verdict"

According to one of Šljivančanin’s lawyers Novak Lukić, the defense has already been contacted by individuals from “various structures,“ offering information that could be of use to the former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) officer.

Lukić says that the defense agrees that the motion for a retrial should be submitted as soon as possible.

Šljivančanin’s lawyer states that there are no time frames for when his client has to report to serve his sentence, and that this is arranged in cooperation with the recipient country.