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The judgment is not final and will be challenged by the Ursu family's legal representatives, the victim's son, Andrei Ursu, told BIRN in a telephone interview from the US.

"This is outrageous," said Ursu, who attributed the acquittal to "corruption in the justice system."

"We had overwhelming evidence [for a conviction]," he added.

Dinkić steps down as URS party leader

BELGRADE -- Mlađan Dinkić has stepped down from his position as leader of the United Regions of Serbia (URS) "after the election debacle" on Sunday, Tanjug reported.