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The killing of 14 Serb farmers in Staro Gracko (investigation)

Procedural status: InvestigationAlleged crimes after June 1999 · After June 1999

Editorial status: Awaiting verificationDrafted from the cited sources; not yet fully reviewed by the editors.

Procedural status

From investigation to final decision. Where does the case stand today?

Path of the case

Stage 1 of 6: Investigation

  1. Investigation
  2. Indictment
  3. Trial
  4. First instance
  5. Appeal
  6. Final

Stage 1 of 6: Investigation

Investigation

Prosecutors are investigating; there is no indictment.

There is no judgment yet.

Appeal status:Not applicable.

A judgment concerning individuals is not automatically a judgment against a people, a war, or every member of an organization.

Defendants

Prosecutors are investigating; there is no indictment.

Charges and alleged conduct

On 23 July 1999, 14 Kosovo Serb farmers were killed while harvesting near the village. The perpetrators have not been judicially identified. No indictment has been filed.

Period covered by the charges:23 July 1999

Procedural history

  1. Investigation

    UNMIK police arrest a suspect, who is released two months later for lack of evidence.

  2. Investigation

    The case is transferred to EULEX.

  3. Proceedings closed

    According to BIRN, the case was closed in 2017.

Last verified:

Verification note:Low confidence on the current status: the claim that the file is with the Specialist Prosecutor's Office comes only from BIRN (2019) and has not been officially confirmed.

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