Serbian media reported yesterday that the Skopje Supreme Court denied it had already ruled on Serbia's request for the extradition of former KLA member Tomor Morina, specifying that a decision could be expected soon.
Serbia expects Northern Macedonia to extradite Tomor Morina, accused of committing war crimes in 1999
This expectation is based on the legal acts and a bilaterally signed Agreement on extradition. Still, this will not be so simple, Deutsche Welle reports.
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric said this morning in the RTS morning news that it was necessary for Pristina to abolish taxes in order for dialogue to resume and any kind of normalization of relations to start.
Djuric said that when it comes to the change of government in Pristina, Serbs have nothing to look forward to.
A group of underage persons lead by an adult entered the fenced area where a memorial plaque with the names of murdered Serb harvesters in Staro Gracko village was placed, RTS reports. They took photos showing the sign symbolizing the double-headed eagle of Albanian flag, RTS added.
The Basic Court in Skopje sent Tomor Morina former KLA member arrested at the border crossing point of Blace in North Macedonia to 30 days in detention, RTS reports.
Morina received an extradition detention measure as proposed by the Skopje public prosecution and based on an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia.
Serbian prosecution suspects Morina of committing war crimes against the civilian population in Kosovo and Metohija, RTS reported.
Three Serbian non-governmental organizations, Women in Black, Humanitarian Law Center and Youth Initiative for Human Rights together with the families of the victims would participate in commemoration of the crimes committed against Serbs in Orahovac municipality, at the Belgrade cemetery “Orlovaca” today, Serbian media report.
During and after armed conflict that took place from 17 to 25 July 1998, in the territory of the Orahovac municipality between the Serbian police and army on one side and KLA on the other, crimes against the Serbian civilian population were committed.
Special Court in Pristina started a trial of Zoran Djokic from Pec suspected of committing war crimes against the civilian population in March and April 1999, in this town. Djokic pleaded not guilty after hearing the charges, Radio KIM reports.
Detention of Zlatan Krstic from Kragujevac, accused by Kosovo Special Prosecution of committing a war crime, was extended for two more months, his lawyer Dejan A. Vasic told Radio kontakt plus.
The prosecution links Krstic with disappearance and later with the murder of four members of the Nuhaj family from the village of Nerodimlje, Urosevac municipality.
Lawyer Vasic said at the moment he is not concerned over extended detention, how much he is concerned about the health situation of his client.
Kosovo judicial bodies have acquitted Milos Petkovic, from Mala Krusa village, accused of committing war crimes against the civilian population in this village, Orahovac municipality, Leposavic-based RTV Mir reported.
Milos Petkovic was arrested in Hungary on September 6, 2018 as per international arrest warrant issued by EULEX, RTS said. Petkovic was in detention in Hungary until May 17, 2019 when he was extradited to the Kosovo judicial bodies.
A Kosovo Serb who has spent several months in jail has been charged with war crimes committed in 1999 in the town of Pec, the KoSSev news portal reported on Tuesday.
The Special Prosecution indicted Zoran Djokic of Pec for war crimes against the civilian population in March and April of 1999, a prosecution press release said.