Rajko Kozlina
Serbian Commissioner Backs BIRN in Info Requests on War Crimes Fugitive
Serbia's information commissioner has ordered the country's interior ministry to provide the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network with information BIRN requested concerning war crimes fugitive Rajko Kozlina, sentenced in late 2019 by a Serbian court to 15 years in prison but who remains at large.
In Kosovo, Distrust of Hague War Crimes Court Simmers
Among those called in for interviews have been prominent political figures like Ramush Haradinaj, head of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK party, who resigned as prime minister when he was summoned, and the former speaker of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, who is head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK.
Serbia Upholds Yugoslav Commander’s Acquittal for Kosovo Crimes
Belgrade Appeals Court has confirmed the verdict acquitting former Yugoslav Army brigade commander Pavle Gavrilovic of responsibility for the murders of Kosovo Albanian civilians in the village of Trnje/Terrne on March 25, 1999.
The court however upheld the conviction of his subordinate officer, Rajko Kozlina, sentencing him to 15 years in prison.
Serbia Sentences Ex-Officer to 15 Years for Kosovo Massacre
Belgrade Higher Court. Photo: BIRN.
Belgrade Higher Court on Tuesday sentenced former Yugoslav Army officer Rajko Kozlina to 15 years in prison for the murders of Kosovo Albanian civilians in the village of Trnje/Terrne on March 25, 1999, while acquitting his superior, Pavle Gavrilovic.