Bi-weekly report on war crimes trials / June 2014
A regional conference was held in Zagreb and a global summit in London on the prevention of sexual violence in armed conflicts / In the organisation of the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs and with support of UNDP, a regional conference was held in Zagreb on 29 and 30 May titled Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Delivering Justice for the Past, Preventing Abuse in the Future.
Activists react to the welcome given to war criminal Kordić: We honour the victims, sympathize with the families.
Failure of the prosecution – acquittals of members of Croatian formations / Drljo and Krajina acquitted of charges for the crime in Grubori by first-instance judgment; Velibor Šolaja acquitted of charges for the killing of an old woman in the Medak Pocket by the first-
instance judgment; Upheld judgment of acquittal against member of the Croatian Army who was charged with the killing of two civilians near Mrkonjić Grad
Former JNA officer sentenced to seven years in prison for the shelling of Zadar and its surroundings / On 9 June 2014, the War Crimes Council of the Split County Court pronounced Aleksandar Lazarević guilty and sentenced him to seven years in prison.
The Belgrade Higher Court confirmed the indictment against five former members of the Sotin Militia and Territorial Defence / According to the statement issued by the Belgrade Higher Court on 16 June 2014, the Out-of-Court Council of the War Crimes Department confirmed the indictment against five former members of the Sotin Militia and Territorial Defence due to reasonable suspicion that between mid-October and the end of 1991 they killed 16 Croat civilians in Sotin near Vukovar.
Indictment issued against ten defendants for a crime against Croat civilians and prisoners in Trpinja
Another indictment issued against Siniša Martić called Šilt
Investigation against eight members of Serb formations for the crime in Glinsko Novo Selo
Investigation against an HV member for the “post-Storm” crime in Kijani
In the attachment below, there is the electronic version of the report.
Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past
