Tenja I
КТRZ 9/08
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Persons indicted |
AA |
Rank(s) of person(s) indicted |
lower police officer |
Indictment date |
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Case stage |
finally resolved |
Duration of proceedings since trial commencement |
1 year 1 month |
Witnesses examined |
7 |
Date and outcome of the first instance verdict |
First instance judgment: 10 years in prison |
Date and outcome of decision on appeal |
Decision on appeal: 12 years in prison |
Date and outcome of verdict in new trial |
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Criminal offence |
war crime against civilian population under art. 142 (1) of the FRY Criminal Act |
Background facts |
According to the court's finding, the defendant and another individual - both part of the Serb Police force at the relevant time - took the life of a Croat prisoner of war in the area of Tenja, Croatia on 20 November 1992. The two police officers removed the wounded victim from the local health centre, forced him into a vehicle and a short while later killed him on the road. |
Procedural remarks |
The Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor received evidence in this case from the Croatian State Prosecutor. |