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Court of Appeal in Belgrade · K.V. 2/2006; Kž1 Po2 4/2010

Suva Reka — the killing of members of the Berisha family (Radojko Repanović et al.)

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

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

4 sentenced · by final judgment

  1. 01

    Radojko Repanović

    20 years

    (after retrial)

    Final

  2. 02

    Slađan Čukarić

    20 years

    Final

  3. 03

    Miroslav Petković

    15 years

    Final

  4. 04

    Milorad Nišavić

    13 years

    Final

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

Outcome for each accused

Convictions(4)

  • Radojko Repanović

    Commander of the Suva Reka police station

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:20 years (after retrial)

    Final

  • Slađan Čukarić

    Police officer in Suva Reka

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:20 years

    Final

  • Miroslav Petković

    Reserve police officer in Suva Reka

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:15 years

    Final

  • Milorad Nišavić

    Member of the State Security branch in Suva Reka

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:13 years

    Final

Acquittals(3)

  • Radoslav Mitrović

    Commander of the 37th PJP Detachment

    Outcome:Acquittal

    Final

  • Nenad Jovanović

    Deputy police commander in Suva Reka

    Outcome:Acquittal

    Final

  • Zoran Petković

    Member of the Territorial Defence in Suva Reka

    Outcome:Acquittal

    Final

Charges and alleged conduct

The killing of members of the extended Berisha family in Suva Reka on 26 March 1999.

Period covered by the charges:26 March 1999

Charges

  • War crime against the civilian population

Findings

The victims' families have publicly criticised the acquittal of the PJP commander and other officials.

Procedural history

  1. Appeal judgment

    The Belgrade Court of Appeal makes final the convictions of Čukarić, Petković and Nišavić, and the acquittals; it orders a retrial for Repanović.

  2. Retrial judgment

    Repanović is again sentenced to 20 years.

  3. Appeal judgment

    Repanović's conviction becomes final.

Photographs

Paved sidewalk with trees and shopfronts of a small shopping centre.
The sidewalk outside the location of the 1999 Suhareka (Suva Reka) massacre, according to the photographer's description. Photograph taken in 2017.Photo: Mattimeith · 2017-06-10 · CC BY-SA 4.0The identification of this image is not fully certain.

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