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Serbia war crimes court convicts Croatian Serb in Vukovar killings

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The War Crimes Council of the Belgrade District Court convicted a Croatian Serb of war crimes Tuesday for his involvement in the death of 200 Croatian POWs in 1991, sentencing him to 20 years in prison. Damir Sireta was originally charged with violating Articles 22 and 144 of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Criminal Code for his involvement in the killings that took place at a pig farm outside of the Croatian town of Vukovar. At the time of the killings, Sireta was a member of the Vukovar Territorial Defense division of the former Yugoslav People's Army. In March, 13 Serbs were convicted for their involvement in the massacre and sentenced to terms ranging from five to 20 years. Originally, 18 Serbs were charged for the incident but charges against two of them were dropped. Fourteen of the men were eventually found guilty in 2005, but the Serbian Supreme Court vacated that verdict in 2006 and ordered a retrial.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on June 24, 2009 (boomark / email).