Serbia is being urged to prosecute senior police commanders for the 1999 murder of three Albanian-Americans, as evidence suggests the suspected perpetrators have been known to the authorities for years.
The President of the Higher Court in Belgrade prohibited the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) from recording the public announcement of the first instance judgment in the Beli Manastir Case, without offering valid reasons for such a decision. This decision of the President of the Court represents a continuation of the practice of courts in Serbia of limiting public access to war crimes trials, thus significantly diminishing chances for a social dialogue and dealing with the crimes committed during 1990’s.
Yesterday, three days after confirming a commission headed by jounalist Veran Matic to investigate the Bytyqi case, the Serbian government announced new evidence that it called “significant” progress. Praveen Madhiraju, an attorney and pro bono advisor to the Bytyqi family had this to say:
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