War Crimes Prosecutor v. Sreten Popović a/k/a "Pop" and Miloš Stojanović a/k/a "Šešelj"
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| Court |
Trial Chamber, Higher Court's War Crimes Department, Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro |
| Decision date |
9 May 2012 |
| Parties |
- Sreten Popović a/k/a "Pop"
- Miloš Stojanović a/k/a "Šešelj"
- War Crimes Prosecutor
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| Other names |
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| Categories |
War crimes |
| Keywords |
prisoners of war, law of armed conflict, Murder |
back to topProcedural history
The indictment, of 23 August 2006, can be found here.
back to topRelated developments
On 9 May 2012, the Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor announced that he would lodge an appeal against the court's decision, see here.
back to topLegally relevant facts
The case relates to an alleged war crime in Petrovo Selo in 1999, by which three priosoners of war, the brothers Illy, Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi, were murdered.
back to topCourt's holding and analysis
The High Court in Belgrade cleared the defendants Sreten Popović and Miloš Stojanović of the charges related to the alleged war crime.
back to topFurther analysis
Humanitarian Law Center, Report on war crimes trials in Serbia in 2012, Belgrade, pp. 50-52.
