Đinđić trial enters final phase
Belgrade, April 24 (Source: B92)
Prosecution and defense have begun the delivery of closing arguments in the Đinđić assassination trial. Deputy Special Organized Crime Prosecutor Jovan Prijić said today that “Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, a doctor of philosophy and sociology, was murdered by Serbian MUP employee and member of the Special Operations Unit (JSO) Zvezdan Jovanović, who confessed to the crime unequivocally and in detail”. >>>

Closing arguments in Đinđić trial
Belgrade, April 23 (Source: B92)
The Prosecution and defense will begin with the delivery of their closing arguments today, as the trial enters its final stage. Đinđić family attorney Rajko Danilović believes that the indictment has been substantiated and proven in its entirety, but warns that the political background of the case still lacked clarification. He said he would mention the political aspect in his closing argument. >>>

Šešelj entitled to documents in Serbian
The Hague, April 20 (Source: B92)
The Hague Tribunal dismissed the appeal filed by Vojislav Šešelj against a decision on the form of disclosed evidence. The decision was rendered by the Trial Chamber presided by Judge Orie on July 4, 2006. >>>

Russian official on Hague Tribunal’s fate
Moscow, April 18 (Source: B92)
Russia will demand that the Hague Tribunal closes in 2010, Russian deputy foreign minister says. A letter Vladimir Titov sent to the Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Konstantin Kosachov states that Russia will demand an end to the Tribunal’s activities, irrelevant of whether all the indicted persons are extradited and tried by that time, the Russian media reported. >>>

Bosnian Court convicts Serb for Foča rape
Sarajevo, April 17 (Source: B92)
A Sarajevo court sentenced a former Bosnian Serb soldier to 5 and a half years in jail for 1992 war crimes in Foča. A Sarajevo court sentenced a former Bosnian Serb soldier to 5 and a half years in jail for war crimes in the mainly Muslim town of Foča in 1992. The Bosnia-Herzegovina court in Sarajevo ruled Radmilo Vuković was guilty of war crimes against civilians when as a member of Bosnian Serb armed forces he raped a woman on several occasions. The court reduced the 10-year minimum sentence due to mitigating circumstances. The court noted Vuković and the woman were in a relationship before the Bosnian ethnic war began in 1992. The woman fled Foča in February 1993 and gave birth to a boy. A DNA analysis confirmed the boy was fathered by Vuković, but the court banned him from seeing the child, BIRN reports. The trial began in January and ended last week.

Serbian Constitution undergoes criticism
Belgrade, April 11 (Source: B92)
The Constitution is lacking in quality when compared with the versions the Opposition drafted during Milošević’s rule. In recently the published conclusions of the plenary session held March 17 and 18, the Venice Commission noted that the lack of opportunity for the Constitution’s public discussion raised questions of its legitimacy. >>>

Ćuruvija murder eighth anniversary
Belgrade, April 12 (Source: B92)
Today marks the eighth anniversary since the murder of Slavko Ćuruvija, a prominent Serbian anti-regime journalist. Ćuruvija was shot in the head on April 11, 1999, in front of his apartment in downtown Belgrade, during an ongoing NATO campaign against the country. Five days before he was murdered, the regime daily Politika Ekspres published an article denouncing Ćuruvija as a traitor who supported the bombing. >>>

Maximum penalties for two Scorpions
Belgrade, April 11 (Source: B92)
Belgrade's War Crimes Court announced the verdicts in the trial of five men accused of 1995 war crimes in Srebrenica area. The court found the paramilitary unit’s commander Slobodan Medić as well as Branislav Medić guilty and sentenced each to a maximum 20 years in prison sentence. Another defendant, Pero Petrašević, who confessed to the crime, was sentenced to 13 years in jail, while Aleksandar Medić received a five-year sentence. Petrašević earlier told the court he felt “the deepest regret” over his actions, and asked for a just punishment. >>>

NYT: Genocide ruling on partial archive
The Hague, April 10 (Source: B92)
The New York Times says The International Court of Justice (ICJ) based its Bosnian genocide ruling on incomplete archive. According to the report, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not consider the full archives from the war crimes tribunal at The Hague in making its finding that Serbia did not commit genocide during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war and was not liable for damages, instead relying on material in the court's public record that had been censored by agreement with Serbian representatives. >>>

Bosnian Serb jailed for 15 years
The Hague, April 05 (Source: B92)
The Hague has sentenced former Bosnian Serb policeman Dragan Zelenović to 15 years for rape and torture of Bosnian Muslim women. Dragan Zelenović, 46, pleaded guilty to the crimes, which took place during the 1992-1995 war in the former Yugoslavia. >>>

Defense’s closing argument in Scorpion trial
Belgrade, April 04 (Source: B92)
Trial of a former Military Court Judge in the lawsuit filed by a family of a soldier killed in Belgrade army base began Friday Jakovljević family sued Military court investigative judge Vuk Tufegdzić for libel, referring to the slanderous statements he reportedly given to the media in regards to their son Dragan Jakovljević, one of the two elite guard soldiers that had died in Topčider army base in October 2004.

EP backs supervised independence
The Hague, April 03 (Source: B92)
The trial of the seven former Bosnian Serb military and police officials continued at The Hague. The indictment against seven officials qualifies the "evacuation of the population" from the town of Žepa as a "forced transfer" undertaken as part of the "joint criminal enterprise aimed at the forcible elimination of the Muslim population from Srebrenica and Žepa". >>>

Military court judge stands trial
Belgrade, April 02 (Source: B92)
Trial of a former Military Court Judge in the lawsuit filed by a family of a soldier killed in Belgrade army base began Friday Jakovljević family sued Military court investigative judge Vuk Tufegdzić for libel, referring to the slanderous statements he reportedly given to the media in regards to their son Dragan Jakovljević, one of the two elite guard soldiers that had died in Topčider army base in October 2004. >>>

EP backs supervised independence
Brussels, March 30 (Source: B92)
Former Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) General Dragomir Milošević’s trial at the Hague continued Tuesday. Vahid Karavelić, who commanded the 1st Corps of the Bosnian (BH) Army during the war, took the stand in the trial of the former general charged with the shelling and sniper campaign targeting Sarajevo civilians from August 1994 until the end of war in 1995. >>>

War commanders meet in Hague
The Hague, March 29 (Source: B92)
Former Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) General Dragomir Milošević’s trial at the Hague continued Tuesday. Vahid Karavelić, who commanded the 1st Corps of the Bosnian (BH) Army during the war, took the stand in the trial of the former general charged with the shelling and sniper campaign targeting Sarajevo civilians from August 1994 until the end of war in 1995. >>>

Croatia reacts to Kadijević’s remarks
Zagreb, March 28 (Source: B92)
General Veljko Kadijević, a man featured in three Croatian war crimes indictments, has stirred spirits with an interview. The Croatian ministry of the interior (MUP) has announced it would “contact” the owners of the web site that published the interview with the former Yugoslav defense minister. >>>

New hearings in university corruption case
Smederevo, March 27 (Source: B92)
An investigative judge has interrogated new suspects in the Kragujevac Faculty of Law bribes for marks scandal. >>>

Zvornik trial continues
Belgrade, March 26 (Source: B92)
The trial against six men accused of war crimes in the Zvornik municipality in Bosnia continues today. >>>

Prosecution wraps up Kosovo Six case
Belgrade, March 23 (Source: B92)
The prosecution formally rested at the Kosovo Six trial after calling its 111th witness. However, the prosecutor asked for permission to call three more witnesses: Wesley Clark, Zoran Lilić, and Shaun Burns. >>>

Croatian court sentences two war criminals
Osijek, March 22 (Source: B92)
A court has found two men guilty of war crimes committed in 1991 and sentenced them to 14 and 3 years in prison. >>>

UK judge denies extradition of Serb war criminal
London , March 21 (Source: B92)
Milan Španović, a Croatian Serb convicted of war crimes in absentia, has been allowed to stay in Britain. >>>

“Wahhabis are no terrorists”
Belgrade , March 20 (Source: B92)
Interior Ministry’s statement that labels Wahhabis as terrorists is imprecise, a sociologist says. >>>

Protected witness takes stand at Haradinaj trial
The Hague , March 19 (Source: B92)
A protected witness pointed the finger at one of the accused in the Hague trial of three KLA warlords. >>>

Assets forfeiture conference
Belgrade , March 16 (Source: B92)
Special Prosecutor’s Office, the OSCE and U.S. embassy in Belgrade organized an international conference on asset forfeiture. >>>

Haradinaj trial: First witness testifies
The Hague , March 09 (Source: B92)
The first prosecution witness at the trial of Ramush Haradinaj worked as an investigator for the HLC in 1998. >>>

Croatia court upholds war crime sentences
Zagreb , March 07 (Source: B92)
Croatia 's Supreme Court upheld jail sentences of former Croatian policemen convicted of killing imprisoned Serbs. >>>

Del Ponte calls Haradinaj gangster and warlord
The Hague , March 06 (Source: B92)
Karla Del Ponte warns the court she will have to drop the charges, if intimidated witnesses refuse to testify. >>>

Healthcare system lacks measures against corruption
Belgrade, March 05 (Source: B92)
There are no legal measures to curb healthcare corruption. It’s all up to the employees’ ethics.>>>

Ethnic minority parties sign caucus agreement
Belgrade, March 01 (Source: B92)
Four minority parties agreed to form a joint caucus in the Parliament. >>>

“ICJ ruling – chance for reconciliation”
Washington, Belgrade, Banjaluka, February 28 (Source: B92)
Yesterday’s judgment by the Hague-based ICJ is Serbia’s chance to reconcile its past, Washington says. >>>

ICJ: Serbia not directly responsible
Tha Hague, February 27 (Source: B92)
The International Court of Justice exhonorates Serbia of direct responsibility for genocide during the 1992-95 war. >>>

ICJ to deliver genocide ruling today
The Hague, February 26 (Source: B92)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on Bosnia’s genocide case against Serbia today. >>>

Law professors face bribery charges
Kragujevac, Belgrade, February 23 (Source: B92)
Kragujevac Law Faculty professors suspected of taking bribes will appear before an investigative judge today. >>>

University professors arrested on bribery charges
Kragujevac, Belgrade, February 21 (Source: B92)
Police arrested 10 persons, mostly Kragujevac Faculty of Law professors, suspected of taking bribes. >>>

Đinđić trial judge receives threats
Belgrade, February 20 (Source: B92)
The judge presiding over the Đinđić assassination trial has received threatening phone messages. >>>

Zelenović sentencing hearing date set
The Hague, February 19 (Source: B92)
The Hague Tribunal has scheduled Dragan Zelenović’s sentencing hearing for February 23. >>>

Lull in Hague courtrooms this week
The Hague, February 13 (Source: B92)
The Srebrenica and Kosovo trials will be adjourned for a week. >>>

Operation Storm defense lawyer potential witness
The Hague, February 12 (Source: B92)
The Tribunal decided to detain Ivan Čermak, one of Operation Storm generals about to undergo trial. >>>

Roma leader files complaint against police
Belgrade, February 09 (Source: B92)
Roma’s Democratic Union president Jordan Vasić has announced he will sue the state and the interior ministry. >>>

Croatian journalist sentenced to three months in prison
The Hague, February 8 (Source: B92)
The Hague Tribunal sentenced Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetić to three months in prison. >>>

Free-of-charge legal assistance soon in Serbia
Belgrade, February 07 (Source: B92)
A project document to enable free-of-charge legal assistance signed yesterday. >>>

Whereabouts of Karadžić and Mladić
Sarajevo, 06. februar 2007. (Izvor: B92)
Security services of Serbia and Bosnia exchange weekly intelligence on the whereabouts of war crime indictees. >>>

War crimes prosecutors set to meet
Belgrade, February 05 (Source: B92)
Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian war crimes prosecutors will hold a meeting in Belgrade Monday. >>>

UN Secretary-General urges arrest of fugitives
The Hague, February 02 (Source: B929)
During his visit to the Hague Tribunal, Ban Ki-Moon said Karadžić and Mladić should face justice. >>>

Del Ponte to meet with Solana and Rehn
The Hague, February 01 (Source: B92)
Chief Hague Tribunal Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte to meet with EU Officials Javier Solana and Olli Rehn later today. >>>

Carla Del Ponte to step down in September
The Hague, January 31 (Source: B92)
Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor to leave office in September. >>>

Zvornik trial continues
Belgrade, January 30 (Source: B92)
Belgrade’s District Court War Crimes Chamber is hearing witness testimonies as Zvornik trial continues today. >>>

Šešelj’s trial chamber to hear Haradinaj case
The Hague, January 21 (Source: B92)
The Trial Chamber presided by Judge Alphons Orie will begin the trial of three former KLA commanders. >>>

HRW: Serbia won’t face past seriously
New York, January 15 (Source: B92)
Human Rights Watch 2006 report criticizes Serbian government for its unwillingness to confront the past seriously. >>>

Haradinaj trial set to start soon
The Hague, January 15 (Source: B92)
The Hague Tribunal Trial Chamber that will try the three former KLA commanders will be appointed next week. >>>

The Hague Tribunal in 2007
The Hague, 05 January (Source: B92)
There are currently 49 detainees in The Hague, among them 13 await verdicts and 10 are set to go on trial. >>>

Albanians run for election
Belgrade, 04 January (Source: B92)
Albanian parties from Southern Serbia submitted a joint electoral list. >>>

Ljajić: EU Negotiations in March
Belgrade, 03 January (Source: B92)
Rasim Ljajić says EU negotiations could resume if democratic government takes office after upcoming elections. >>>

Trial of Milošević “guards” begins
Belgrade, December 22 (Source: B92)
The trial for those accused of interfering in the arrest attempts of Slobodan Milošević in 2001 begins today. >>>

U.S. to assist Special Court
Belgrade, December 21 (Source: B92)
The United States has donated 50,000 dollars to the Organized Crime and War Crimes Department of the Belgrade District Court. >>>

Swede convicted of war crimes in Bosnia
Stockholm, December 20 (Source: B92)
A Swedish man who served as a mercenary in a Croatian militia was convicted Monday of war crimes during the Bosnian war. >>>

Šešelj back in his cell
The Hague, December 20 (Source: B92)
Vojislav Šešelj has been taken out of the hospital quarters and back to his cell, according to the Tribunal. >>>

War crimes trial begins
Sarajevo, December 19 (Source: B92)
The trial of Niset Ramić, accused of war crimes against Serbia civilians, begins today in Sarajevo. >>>

“Scorpions” case nears end
Belgrade, December 18 (Source: B92)
The trial of the five men accused of committing the 1995 Trnovo crime enters its final stages this week with closing arguments. >>>

Ovčara case to be retried
Belgrade, December 15 (Source: B92)
Serbia’s Supreme Court has cancelled the verdicts in the Ovčara case tried before Belgrade’s War Crimes Court. >>>

Serbia's Gypsies have few rights
Belgrade, December 14 (Source: B92)
Nearly half of Gypsies living in Serbia do not enjoy the rights to education, employment and healthcare. >>>

Ćuruvija files given to judge
Belgrade, December 13 (Source: B92)
The case of the murder of journalists Slavko Ćuruvija has been transferred to Judge Dragan Lazarević. >>>

War crimes suspect extradited
Zagreb, December 12 (Source: B92)
War crimes indictee Zoran Obradović has been extradited from Bulgaria to Croatia. >>>

Vukovar Three defense case ends
The Hague, December 11 (Source: B92)
Defense teams called a total 36 witnesses. The prosecutor indicated the prosecution will seek leave to call evidence in rebuttal. >>>

Radicals say Hague is hypocritical
Belgrade, The Hague, November 13 (Source: B92)
Radicals accuse Tribunal’s spokesman Refik Hodžić of hypocrisy after he said the court put indictees’ health first. >>>

Verdict for alleged hate crimes today
Novi Sad, November 10 (Source: B92)
The verdicts for the individuals who interrupted an anti-fascist conference will be read today in Novi Sad. >>>

Agreement for election expected today
Belgrade, November 09 (Source: B92)
The Serbian Parliament is expected to reach an agreement on when to hold parliamentary and presidential elections. >>>

Šešelj disrupts trial
Amsterdam, November 02 (Source: B92)
U.N. officials removed the Vojislav Šešelj from court after he disrupted a hearing on how to proceed with his trial. >>>

Glavaš hospitalized
Zagreb, Osijek, November 01 (Source: B92)
Branimir Glavaš has been hospitalized after a five-day hunger strike.