Court of Appeal
Tighter rules on Turkish businesspeople upheld in UK
Britain's highest appeals court on Tuesday refused to overturn a High Court judgment restricting the rights of some Turkish businesspeople who set up businesses in the U.K.
The case concerns the rights of Turkish businesspeople who lost some of their rights under a 2018 Home Office decision.
21st anniversary of the murder of Slavko Curuvija
Curuvija was killed on April 11, 1999, during a NATO bombing of the FRY in front of his home in downtown Belgrade where he lived, that day was Easter according to the Julian calendar.
Four years ago, four members of the then State Security Division were sentenced to execution for liquidation a year ago, totaling 100 years in prison.
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Turkey Re-Arrests Activist Kavala After Shock Acquittal
After his unexpected acquittal, the Istanbul chief prosecutor has ordered civil society leader Osman Kavala back into detention on charges related to his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016.
Kavala and the eight other defendants in the so-called "Gezi Park" trial were acquitted on Tuesday in a surprise verdict.
Romanian Court Cites ‘Lack of Victims’ for Child Trafficking Acquittals
The appeal court ruling on December 23 wrapped up a decade-long case that many saw a test of Romania's commitment to fighting modern slavery. Rights groups and legal experts called the verdict a "huge failure" of the justice system and a betrayal of victims.
Montenegro Jails Yugoslav Soldier in Rare War Crimes Verdict
Montenegro's Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld the verdict sentencing ex-soldier to Vlado Zmajevic to 14 years in prison for war crimes against the civilian population in Kosovo.
Zmajevic, who was a member of Yugoslav Army forces fighting in Kosovo, was found guilty of the murder of four ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Zegra near Gjilan/Gnjilane during the war in 1999.
Montenegro Court Approves Croatian Request to Extradite Sindjelic
The Higher Court in Podgorica on Friday accepted an extradition detention order for Serbian national Sasa Sindjelic, who has been arrested in Montenegro on the basis of an Interpol "red notice" submitted by authorities in Croatia, where he is wanted.
Moldova Seeks Arrest of Convicted Oligarch Ilan Shor
Moldovan law-enforcement authorities have issued a national arrest warrant for Ilan Shor, the alleged mastermind behind the "grand theft" of one billion US dollars from the Moldovan banking system in 2014, who is believed to have left the country in mid-July.
Zeljko Mitrovic's son convicted after six years
He was convicted for causing traffic accident in July 2013, when he run over 17-year-old Andrea Bojanic, on a pedestrian crossing in Ustanicka street, First Basic Court in Belgrade reported for N1.
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European Court Probes BIRN Serbian Staffer’s Online Targeting
The European Court of Human Rights has asked both the Serbian government and a BIRN staffer, Sofija Todorovic, for more explanation, after she submitted a complaint to it about right-wingers who had targeted her online.
The court called on both sides to submit additional information and clarification by July 5.
Matic reacts to Belgrade Bar Association initiative
Matic said he regarded the initiative to introduce new criminal act - "with the aim of effectively protecting the presumption of innocence and independence of the court" - as "rather dangerous, as much as it is senseless, given that it is being proposed by the representatives of the legal profession, and as professionals in this field, they should know basic principles of human rights protectio