Verdict to be handed down in the case of Zoran Janković

18.06.2007, 15:15
Pronouncement of the Trial Panel’s verdict in the case of Zoran Janković has been scheduled for tomorrow, 19 June 2007 in courtroom 6, starting at 3.00pm. The indictment charges the Accused with Crimes against humanity.

The indictment inter alia alleges that on 29 April 1992, together with another individual and members of paramilitary formations, the Accused captured a group of Bosniak civilians who had been hiding in the forest in the area of the Snagovo village in the Zvornik Municipality.  After capturing the group, the Accused and his accomplices allegedly took them to an area known as Rašidov Han in Snagovo where, by shooting from automatic riffles, they killed 36 and wounded three of them.  On the same day, the perpetrators allegedly burned the bodies of the murdered victims in order to cover up the crime. 

The trial panel has held a total of 16 hearings lasting over 44 hours in the course of this trial.