The wife of the leader of Civic Initiative SDP, Oliver Ivanovic, said that Oliver Ivanovic is still in the hospital and that his health is improving. "He is slowly recovering. There are a few more check-ups that have to be done, but it will all be completed by September 10 and he will be absolutely ready for the trial," she said.

Ivanovic in prison began a hunger strike on 7 August, demanding to be allowed release from the detention. However, he stopped the strike after 16 days. The leader of the civil initiative SDP, Oliver Ivanovic, is charged with the criminal offense of war crimes against civilians during 1999 and 2000, and the continuation of the trial in the Municipal Court in Kosovska Mitrovica has been scheduled for 10 September.