Slain judge buried, investigation ongoing

Judge Dragisa Cvejic, killed in a bomb attack Friday, was laid to rest today in Knjazevac. Earlier in the day, Justice Minister Dusan Petrovic said he was "convinced that the case will be solved". Slain judge buried, investigation ongoing The prosecution in the Serbian town says that although there is still no firm evidence, there are "several leads, while police continues intensive work to identify and arrest the perpetrators". "There is a very wide-reaching and deep investigation about everything that took place and I am certain that we will have clear information about the crime in not such a long period of time," Petrovic said. Cvejic was buried today at 14:00 CET in Knjazevac's Western Cemetery. Previously, the town hall held a commemorative session and declared a day of mourning. Friday afternoon, Cvejic succumbed to the wounds he suffered early in the morning, when a bomb exploded in the yard of his family home. He was appointed president of the District Court in Knjazevac on November 7, 2001. Knjazevac Mayor Gradimir Zivkovic said today that the murdered judge was receiving "open threats, which were taken lightly". "We were unaware that this kind of crime can happen," Zivkovic said in a statement to Tanjug news agency, and added that the local authorities demanded the perpetrators to be discovered and brought to trial swiftly.

Slain judge buried, investigation ongoing

The prosecution in the Serbian town says that although there is still no firm evidence, there are "several leads, while police continues intensive work to identify and arrest the perpetrators".

"There is a very wide-reaching and deep investigation about everything that took place and I am certain that we will have clear information about the crime in not such a long period of time," Petrović said.

Cvejić was buried today at 14:00 CET in Knjaževac's Western Cemetery. Previously, the town hall held a commemorative session and declared a day of mourning.

Friday afternoon, Cvejić succumbed to the wounds he suffered early in the morning, when a bomb exploded in the yard of his family home.

He was appointed president of the District Court in Knjaževac on November 7, 2001.

Knjaževac Mayor Gradimir Živković said today that the murdered judge was receiving "open threats, which were taken lightly".

"We were unaware that this kind of crime can happen," Živković said in a statement to Tanjug news agency, and added that the local authorities demanded the perpetrators to be discovered and brought to trial swiftly.