Tag Archives: JNA

United Kingdom: Ganic’s Extradition Request Denied

2010-07-27, London, United Kingdom. Judge Timothy Workman of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court rejected Serbia’s request to extradite Ejup Ganic on charges of war crimes. Sebrian War Crimes Prosecutor accused Mr. Ganic of masterminding the Dobrovoljacka Street massacre that took place on May 2 and 3, 1992, when Bosnian Muslims killed scores of JNA soldiers that were departing for [...]
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UK: Ganic: British International Prosecutor to Defend Ganic

2010-05-17,  London, United Kingdom. Philip Alcock, a former int’l prosecutor with the Special Department for War Crimes of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, prepared written submissions to the Westminster Magistrates Court in respect of the Ganic’s extradition case. The Court is considering extradition of Ejup Ganic to Serbia, where he is facing charges of war [...]
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Montenegro: 6 Sentenced for Torturing Croats

2010-05-15, Podgorica, Montenegro. A court in Montenegro found 6 former JNA soldiers guilty of war crimes, and found that the accused “ordered and committed torture, inhumane treatment and inflicted serious suffering on the prisoners of war and civilians” in the Morinj Detention Camp during 1991-92 war. The victims were mostly Croats brought to the camp [...]
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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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Montenegro: Seven Former JNA and MUP Officers Charged

2010-04-21, Podgorica, Montenegro. The prosecutors accused seven former JNA and MUP officers that they “abused, caused severe sufferings, jeopardized health, intimidated and created an atmosphere for forced emigration” Muslims in the villages in the northern mountain region of Bukovica between 1992-1993.  According to NGOs, at least eight Muslim civilians were killed and hundreds expelled from [...]
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UK: Ganic’s Extradition Hearing Set for July

2010-04-20, London, UK. Judge Timothy Workman of the Westminster Magistrates Court set the extradition hearing for July 5-9, 2010.  He also set May 18 and June 15 deadlines for defence’s and prosecution’s submissions. Mr. Ganic is held on an extradition request from Serbia that claims that he committed war crimes by authorizing an attack on JNA troops that [...]
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ICTY: Karadzic: OTP Hinted to Narrow and Resubmit Its Bar Table Motion

2010-04-13, The Hague, The Netherlands. The OTP attempted to admit into evidence from the bar table numerous documents created by JNA, VRS, SRK, crisis staff, SDS, RS government and the UN, as well as intercepts, media reports, interviews, video clips, maps and photographs. The Trial Chamber held that the admission of evidence from the bar [...]
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ICTY: Karadzic Cross-Examines the First OTP Witness

2010-04-13 & 14, The Hague, The Netherlands. The first OTP witness,  Ahmet Zulic,  testified about and was cross-examined on the attacks carried out by Serb forces on villages near Sanski Most, expulsion and killing of Muslims, and maltreatment of prisoners at the Manjaca prison camp. He also testified that 20 Muslims were forced to dig their [...]
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