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?
The case closed before a final decision on guilt.
- Investigation
- Indictment
- Trial
- First instance
- Appeal
- Final
The case closed before a final decision on guilt.
Proceedings closed without a final decision
Proceedings closed without a decision on guilt (for example, because of death).
Appeal status:Not applicable: proceedings ended.
A judgment concerning individuals is not automatically a judgment against a people, a war, or every member of an organization.
Outcome for each accused
Terminated proceedings or withdrawn charges(1)
Oliver Ivanović
Kosovo Serb politician; per BIRN, accused of leading a paramilitary police unit in Mitrovica in 1999
Outcome:Proceedings terminated
Not applicableThe 2016 first-instance conviction for ordering the killing of nine Albanians on 14 April 1999 was quashed on appeal in 2017; the retrial ended after his murder on 16 January 2018. He was acquitted of inciting killings on 3 February 2000.
Charges and alleged conduct
According to the charges, ordering the killing of nine Albanians in Mitrovica on 14 April 1999, and inciting killings on 3 February 2000 (after the war).
Period covered by the charges:14 April 1999; 3 February 2000
Charges
- War crime against the civilian population
- Incitement to aggravated murder (2000)
Procedural history
Sentenced to 9 years at first instance for the 1999 killings; acquitted on the 2000 charges.
The Court of Appeals quashes the conviction and orders a retrial.
Proceedings end without a final judgment after the accused is murdered.
Last verified:
Verification note:Sources: BIRN. The date of the appellate annulment is approximate (2017); the co-accused's status after 2016 was not verified.
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