Ivanovic's assassination, Special Prosecution withdraws from prosecution against Rade Basara

In the final address, special prosecutor Burim Cerkini said that in the absence of evidence he is drawn from prosecution against accused Rade Basara.

Cerkini said it has been proven that at the time of Ivanovic's murder, accused Basara has not been in Mitrovica but was in Croatia.

The prosecutor has said that through international legal assistance they have proven Basara was in the Croatian state.

“As Special Prosecutor based on lack of evidence for accused Rade Basara we withdraw from prosecution”, Cerkini has declared.

In this case, for involvement in Ivanovic's murder, which had occurred in January 2018, Marko Rossic, Nedelky Spasojevicq, Dragisa Markovic, Zarko Jovanovic, Silvana Arsovic and Rade Basara are charged, reports the “Bettim for Justice”.

While for the other indictees, he said it remains entirely close to the indictment until he said that from the administration of evidence, hearing witnesses and material evidence has proved that the other five indictees have committed the criminal work they are charged with.

He proposed that the accused be convicted and condemned according to the law.

The prosecutor has delivered his final word in writing until the final word of the accused's defence lawyers is under way.

At the June 13th session, Basara had decided to defend herself silently.

Otherwise, the initial session was held on February 11, 2020, while the Constitutional Court in Pristina, on April 6, 2020, had refused requests for dropping the indictment on December 27, 2019, and objections to the evidence.

Following the complaints of four lawyers, the Court of Appeals had approved their complaints and the case had been returned to restoration and the Foundation was required to eliminate contradictions, enabling the prosecutor to declare or correct and fulfill the indictment in order to comply with the 241 KPK article.

According to the indictment, indictees Nedjlo Spasojevic, Marko Rosic, Rade Basara and Silvana Arsovic are charged with co-operating with indictees Zeiko Bojq, Zvonko Veselinovic and Milan Radojic, who are on the run and two other unknown defendants, acting as a criminal group aimed at expanding control in the northern part of Mitrovica, both in political life and general activity of the organised criminal group, have acted deliberately and known to carry out the criminal offense, where each of the defendants has now occurred in the day of Oliver Ivanovi's death, having committed concrete actions in the political life and general activity of this group, and the prosecution group has now felt like a criminal murder group.

Indictee Dragisa Markovic is charged with “Statement of official secrecy” by Article 433, par. 2.1 Penal Code. Markovic and Zarko Jovanovic are also charged with “Using official duty in co-ordination” by Article 422, par.1 related to par.2, subpar. 2.2 connected to Article 31 of Penal Code.

Also, accused Jovanovic is charged with criminal work “retaining ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons” by Article 374, par.1 of the Criminal Code. The accused Nedeljko Spasojevicc, on the other hand, is also charged with criminal work “holding ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons” by Article 374, par.2 related to par.1 of the Penal Code.

While, on December 27, 2023, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK) has filed charges against Milan Mihajlovic over Ivanovic's murder case, which he charges with four criminal acts. The special prosecution has withdrawn from prosecution against one of the accused in the murder of Serbian politician Oliver Ivanovic.

In the final address, special prosecutor Burim Cerkini said that in the absence of evidence he is drawn from prosecution against accused Rade Basara.

Cerkini said it has been proven that at the time of Ivanovic's murder, accused Basara has not been in Mitrovica but was in Croatia.

The prosecutor has said that through international legal assistance they have proven Basara was in the Croatian state.

“As Special Prosecutor based on lack of evidence for accused Rade Basara we withdraw from prosecution”, Cerkini has declared.

In this case, for involvement in Ivanovic's murder, which had occurred in January 2018, Marko Rossic, Nedelky Spasojevicq, Dragisa Markovic, Zarko Jovanovic, Silvana Arsovic and Rade Basara are charged, reports the “Bettim for Justice”.

While for the other indictees, he said it remains entirely close to the indictment until he said that from the administration of evidence, hearing witnesses and material evidence has proved that the other five indictees have committed the criminal work they are charged with.

He proposed that the accused be convicted and condemned according to the law.

The prosecutor has delivered his final word in writing until the final word of the accused's defence lawyers is under way.

At the June 13th session, Basara had decided to defend herself silently.

Otherwise, the initial session was held on February 11, 2020, while the Constitutional Court in Pristina, on April 6, 2020, had refused requests for dropping the indictment on December 27, 2019, and objections to the evidence.

Following the complaints of four lawyers, the Court of Appeals had approved their complaints and the case had been returned to restoration and the Foundation was required to eliminate contradictions, enabling the prosecutor to declare or correct and fulfill the indictment in order to comply with the 241 KPK article.

According to the indictment, indictees Nedjlo Spasojevic, Marko Rosic, Rade Basara and Silvana Arsovic are charged with co-operating with indictees Zeiko Bojq, Zvonko Veselinovic and Milan Radojic, who are on the run and two other unknown defendants, acting as a criminal group aimed at expanding control in the northern part of Mitrovica, both in political life and general activity of the organised criminal group, have acted deliberately and known to carry out the criminal offense, where each of the defendants has now occurred in the day of Oliver Ivanovi's death, having committed concrete actions in the political life and general activity of this group, and the prosecution group has now felt like a criminal murder group.

Indictee Dragisa Markovic is charged with “Statement of official secrecy” by Article 433, par. 2.1 Penal Code. Markovic and Zarko Jovanovic are also charged with “Using official duty in co-ordination” by Article 422, par.1 related to par.2, subpar. 2.2 connected to Article 31 of Penal Code.

Also, accused Jovanovic is charged with criminal work “retaining ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons” by Article 374, par.1 of the Criminal Code. The accused Nedeljko Spasojevicc, on the other hand, is also charged with criminal work “holding ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons” by Article 374, par.2 related to par.1 of the Penal Code.

While, on December 27, 2023, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK) has filed charges against Milan Mihajlovic over Ivanovic's murder case, which he charges with four criminal acts.