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Summary: Dragan Mitrovic, a former member of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina statelet’s police forces, and Zarko Milosevic, a former member of the Territorial Defence force, were sentenced to 15 and nine years in prison respectively for committing war crimes in Sotin in eastern Croatia. According to the verdict, they were guilty of killing […]

Dragan Mitrovic, Zarko Milosevic, Dragan Loncar, Mirko Opacic and Miroslav Milinkovic

Summary: Dragan Mitrovic, a former member of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina statelet’s police forces, and Zarko Milosevic, a former member of the Territorial Defence force, were sentenced to 15 and nine years in prison respectively for committing war crimes in Sotin in eastern Croatia. According to the verdict, they were guilty of killing 16 civilians in Sotin between October and December 1991. The three remaining defendants in the case – Dragan Loncar, Mirko Opacic, and Miroslav Milinkovic – were acquitted of the same charges.

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  • First instance judgment

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  • Indictment

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  • Case summary

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BIRN Court Reports

  • February 4, 2015

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  • June 26, 2015

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Dane Radocaj

  • CRIME LOCATION:

    Udbina, Croatia

  • COURT:

    Supreme Court of Croatia, County Court of Rijeka

  • DATES OF PROCEEDINGS:

    December 01, 2014 until October 06, 2021

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Djoko Jaksic

  • CRIME LOCATION:

    Saborsko, Croatia

  • COURT:

    Supreme Court of Croatia, County Court of Zagreb, County Court of Karlovac

  • DATES OF PROCEEDINGS:

    January 01, 1994 until November 16, 2021

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Djordje Rkman

  • CRIME LOCATION:

    Djakovo, Croatia

  • COURT:

    Supreme Court of Croatia, County Court of Osijek

  • DATES OF PROCEEDINGS:

    January 01, 1994 until June 16, 2021

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Dragan Birac

  • CRIME LOCATION:

    Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia

  • COURT:

    Supreme Court of Croatia, County Court of Zagreb

  • DATES OF PROCEEDINGS:

    April 08, 2019 until March 02, 2021

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Dragan Cavic

  • CRIME LOCATION:

    Nova Drencina, Croatia

  • COURT:

    Supreme Court of Croatia, County Court of Zagreb

  • DATES OF PROCEEDINGS:

    November 20, 2019 until December 07, 2021

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Milan Velebit

  • CRIME LOCATION:

    Gornje Taboriste, Croatia

  • COURT:

    Supreme Court of Croatia, County Court of Zagreb

  • DATES OF PROCEEDINGS:

    February 27, 2019 until February 04, 2021

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