In Serbia, crimes in Kosovo continue to be covered up, but also legally amnestied. Of the 57 accused of war crimes in Kosovo, 25 of them were acquitted by the Serbian courts, while only 11 were convicted.
In Serbia, partial justice is applied to the victims of war crimes in Kosovo, with an insufficient number of indictments.
According to the data of the Humanitarian Law Fund, a total of 12 procedures related to the crimes committed in Kosovo have been and are being conducted at the War Crimes Department of the High Court in Belgrade. Among them are the subjects from Podujeva, Suhareka, Gjakova, Tërnja, Rudnica and Qyshk.
So far, 9 procedures have been concluded with verdicts.
Of the 57 accused, 25 were acquitted, and only 11 were finally convicted, including two Albanians and nine Serbs.
“How many Albanian civilian victims received justice in the courts in Serbia? Unfortunately, only 77 victims have been involved in proceedings that have been concluded with final verdicts in Serbia so far. Among the cases related to crimes against Albanian civilians, only three cases – Podujevë, Suharekë and Tërnje – have the final judgment”, said Marina Klajiq, Fund for Humanitarian Law.
