At request of indictee Milorad Djokovic, war crimes hearings interrupted

Djokovic with support from his defence, attorneys Dejan Vasic and Vasilije Arsic said he did not accept all the subject documents, so he cannot continue with the questioning of witness Halit Gashi, as planned by last session, reports the “Betim for Justice“.

While the chairman of the court, Valon Kurtaj, over the claims of indictee Djokovic, announced the parties that from the verification he made with the detention centre administration, all documents, documents that were sent to the detention centre, have also been sent to the accused in his cell.

Also, Judge Kurtaj said that the Court would address this centre even in writing to officially announce whether these documents were sent.

The session was then interrupted after the defendant declared that he did not accept these documents and that he is unable to present questions about the witness.

According to the indictment compiled on 23 June 2023, Milorad Djokovic is charged with applying the murder measures, raids, beatings, torture, cruel and inhuman treatment, housing, deportation and deportation of dozens of Albanian civilians. It is also accused of robbing, burning and destroying the homes of the Albanian civilian population.

The indictment said that the northern side of the village of Ozdrimm along the region's Peja Mitrovica route had entered and at the end of the western part of the village of Ozdrimica, which borders on the village of Vitormirica, including members of special military units, began firing weapons in the direction of the civilian population with whom six Albanian national groups were killed: I.C. St. K, E. M, R. Sh, Mr. S and M.H., while three civilians were wounded by these shots: A. G, H.G. and M.G. were first transported to the Peja hospital and then executed and buried in the village of Lutoglava, as well as five civilians of Albanian nationality: R.K., Mr.K., A.K., A. K, A. They were killed during the offensive, but their bodies were never found, so they still figure they're missing.

In this regard, Djokovic is charged with conducting co-ordination the criminal work “wage war against the civilian population”, sanctioned by Article 142 concerning Article 22 of the Criminal Law of the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (now <x2). RSFJ's LP” as the law in force at the time of the criminal offence.