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Supreme Court of Serbia · K. 1823/04; Kž I 1874/05

The Podujevo killings — Saša Cvjetan (“Scorpions” unit)

Procedural status: Final judgmentCrimes attributed to Serbian and Yugoslav officials and forces · The 1998–1999 war

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 6 of 6: Final

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

Stage 6 of 6: Final

Final

A definitive decision after appeal, or after the time limit for appeal has passed.

Appeal status:Final.

Sentences imposed

1 sentenced · by final judgment

  1. 01

    Saša Cvjetan

    20 years

    ' imprisonment

    Final

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Outcome for each accused

Convictions(1)

  • Saša Cvjetan

    Member of the “Scorpions” unit in the Serbian MUP reserve force

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:20 years' imprisonment

    Final

    According to the HLC, conditionally released before completing the sentence (reported in 2018).

Charges and alleged conduct

The killing of Albanian women and children in the courtyard of a house in Podujevo on 28 March 1999.

Period covered by the charges:28 March 1999

Charges

  • War crime against the civilian population (Article 142, FRY Criminal Code)

Procedural history

  1. Appeal judgment

    The Supreme Court of Serbia makes the 20-year sentence final.

  2. Early release

    The HLC reports conditional release after serving more than two-thirds of the sentence.

Last verified:

Verification note:Verified through HLC trial-monitoring reports; the judgments were not read on an official court website.

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