The Brussels Criminal Court has upheld life imprisonment sentences for three individuals responsible for the assassination of Enver Hadri, a prominent Kosovar Albanian human rights activist.
Details of the Case
- Perpetrators: Veselin Vukotić and Andrija Drašković were found guilty of carrying out the killing, while Božidar Spasić was convicted of ordering the murder.
- Victim: Enver Hadri, former president of the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights in Kosovo, was assassinated in February 1990 while waiting at a traffic light in Saint-Gilles, Belgium.
The court and jury found no mitigating circumstances and imposed the maximum penalty of life imprisonment for all three perpetrators.
The Assassination
On February 25, 1990, Enver Hadri was ambushed when his car stopped at a red light. A second vehicle pulled up beside him, and two assailants fired gunshots, striking Hadri in the head and killing him instantly.
Investigation Findings
Years of investigation concluded that the murder was politically motivated, ordered by the intelligence services of the former Yugoslavia, with logistical support from Belgrade’s criminal underworld.
