Kosovo bus bomber suspect to stand trial

The trial of Florim Ejupi, charged with the murder of 12 passengers on a Nišekspres bus in 2001, will start in October.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 25.09.2007.

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The trial of Florim Ejupi, charged with the murder of 12 passengers on a Nisekspres bus in 2001, will start in October. Ejupi is accused of mining the road in the village of Livadica, near Podujevo, in Kosovo on February 16, 2001, thus causing an explosion that killed twelve Serb passengers on the bus traveling from Nis to Gracanica. Kosovo bus bomber suspect to stand trial Witnesses who survived the tragedy are expected to testify before an international court. The victims' legal representative, Zivojin Jokanovic, told Radio KiM that the trial of Ejupi, currently the only accused, was due to begin on October 2. The trial venue remains in doubt since, according to Jokanovic, it was originally supposed to take place in Dubrava, but on behalf of the victims he had, for the sake of easier access, submitted a request for the trial to take place in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. In addition to Ejupi, Celi GaSHIi, Avdij Behluli and Jusuf Veliu were also arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack, but were later acquitted at trial for a lack of evidence. Nebojsa, Snezana and Danilo Cokic, Mirjana Dragovic, Suncica Pejacic, Tihomir Stojkovic, the Tokic married couple, Dragan Vukotic, Nenad Stojanovic, Kragovic Milinko and Lazar Milkic all perished in the attack.

Kosovo bus bomber suspect to stand trial

Witnesses who survived the tragedy are expected to testify before an international court.

The victims' legal representative, Živojin Jokanović, told Radio KiM that the trial of Ejupi, currently the only accused, was due to begin on October 2.

The trial venue remains in doubt since, according to Jokanović, it was originally supposed to take place in Dubrava, but on behalf of the victims he had, for the sake of easier access, submitted a request for the trial to take place in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica.

In addition to Ejupi, Celi GaSHIi, Avdij Behluli and Jusuf Veliu were also arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack, but were later acquitted at trial for a lack of evidence.

Nebojša, Snežana and Danilo Cokić, Mirjana Dragović, Sunčica Pejačić, Tihomir Stojković, the Tokić married couple, Dragan Vukotić, Nenad Stojanović, Kragović Milinko and Lazar Milkić all perished in the attack.

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