Tag Archives: Croatia

ECHR: Claim by Nazi Concentration Camps Survivors Dismissed

2010-05-17, Strasbourg, France. The Court dismissed an application filed by the Association of World War II Concentration Camp Prisoners against Croatia.  The application was filed by Gojko Knezevic, the president of the Association, on behalf of 9,000 former prisoners and alleged liability for international crimes committed against Serbs, Jews and Roma. The application requested compensation in the amount [...]
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ICTY: Gotovina: Appeals Chamber Takes Word-Limits Seriously

2010-05-13, The Hague, The Netherlands. Judge Fausto Pocar of the Appeals Chamber granted, in part, Gotovina’s motion to strike the OTP’s Prosecution’s Response to Gotovina Defence Appeal Concerning Permanent Restraining Orders to the Republic of Croatia. The Appeals Chamber forced the OTP to refile their Response because the OTP inserted quotes from Gotovina’s arguments at [...]
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Australia: Vasiljkovi: Details of the Time on the Run

2010-05-12, Yamba, Australia. While on the run, Captain Dragan spent his time repairing a yacht Salem II, dry-docked at the Harwood Slipway in Yamba in northern NSW. The yacht was bought on ebay by Peter Bruce, former husband of one of Captain Dragan’s supporters, Nada Lukich-Bruce. Mr. Bruce introduced Captain Dragan to Gio Cervella, co-manager [...]
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Australia: Captain Dragan Taken Into Custody

2010-05-12, NSW, Australia. Captain Dragan was arrested in NSW by Australian Federal Police acting on intelligence from the Dutch police.  Mr. Vasiljkovic disappeared after the High Court on March 30 denied his appeal. Now, Australian Home Affairs Minister should make a decision whether to extradite him to Croatia or not. SMH | Times |
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Croatia: Gotovina: Defence Files Criminal Complaint Against UN Observers

2010-04-26, Zagreb, Croatia. Luka Misetic, Ante Gotovina’s defence counsel, submitted a criminal complaint against former UNMO (United Nations Military Observers) staffers: Alexander Tchernetsky (Russia) , Viktor Tarusin (Russia; Chief Information Officer), and Peter Gage Williams (Britain; Colonel). The complaint alleges that Mr. Tchernetsky found military documents of Croatian Army related to the Operation Storm, a.k.a. [...]
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Montenegro: Closing Arguments in the Morinj Detention Camp Case

2010-04-20, Podgorica, Montenegro. The prosecution and defence made their closing arguments in the trial of the former JNA officers that were accused of torture, inhumane treatment and infliction of bodily harm on 169 Croatian POWs and civilians held at the Morinj detention camp (located near Kotor) in 1991-1992. One of the accused, Ivo Menzalin, was prosecuted [...]
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Serbia: An Alleged War Criminal Arrested by Serbian Authorities

2010-04-20, Belgrade, Serbia. V.M., a citizen of Croatia and a former member of the Croatian National Guard, was arrested at the Serbia-Bulgaria border. He is suspected of killing a Serb in the village of Rastovac, near Grubisno Polje, eastern Croatia, in 1991. Croatian Times |
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Croatia: Kos: Suspected Participant of the Srebrenica Genocide Arrested

2010-04-20, Zagreb, Croatia. Croatian police arrested Franc Kos, a.k.a Branimir Miric, on the basis of an international arrest warrant issued by Bosnia. Mr. Kos is accused of participating in the Srebrenica genocide, as a member of the Bosnian Serb Army 10th commando detachment. He is a dual Slovenian and Bosnian citizen. Mr. Kos is also accused [...]
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ICTY: Karadzic: Decision on Admission of Babic’s Evidence

2010-04-13, The Hague, The Netherlands. Milan Babic had a long history with the tribunal. He was an OTP witness in the Slobodan Milosevic, Krajisnik and Martic cases and committed a suicide at the UNDU on March 5, 2006. The OTP sought to admit his oral testimonies from those trials and 309 associated exhibits under Rule 92 [...]
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Norway: Repak: Court of Appeal Reduced the Jail Sentence

2010-04-13, Oslo, Norway. The Court of Appeal reduced Repak’s sentence from 5 to 4 1/2 years imprisonment. Mirsad Repak was found guilty of 13 out of 14 counts arising from maltreatment of detainees in a prison camp in Dretelj near Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. At that time, the defendant was a member of the Croatian militia group [...]
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