Crime in Borovo Selo (defendant Milan Marinković)

Trials in Croatia :: Verdict before appeal

Trial against Milan Marinković for a war crime against wounded and sick under Article 121 and for a war crime against war prisoners under Article 122 of the OKZRH.


INDICTMENT (SUMMARY)

The Osijek ŽDO issued the Indictment No. K-DO-28/11 on 10 May 2011 in which the following persons were indicted: Milan Marinković, Jovan Jakovljević, Dragan Rakanović, Milenko Mihajlović and Jovica Vučenović. The mentioned defendants were charged with maltreatment of detained and wounded Croatian policemen Zvonimir Meković, Dalibor Križanović, Boško Crčić-Kurtanjek and Ivan Komšić on 2 May 1991 in Borovo Selo; i.e. they are charged with committing a war crime against wounded and sick as referred to in Article 121 and for a war crime against war prisoners referred to in Article 122 of the OKZRH.

The Osijek ŽDO's indictment no. K-DO-28/11 of 10 May 2011 can be viewed here.


On 2 December 2011, the Osijek County Court in its decision adopted by the Extra-trial chamber separated the proceedings in respect of defendant Milan Marinković from the proceedings against other defendants who are unavailable to Croatian judiciary.

Amended indictment (aligned) dated 17 January 2012 can be viewed here.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Osijek County Court

War Crimes Council (the panel): judge Darko Krušlin, Council President, judges Anto Rašić and Ninoslav Ljubojević, Council Members

Case file number: Krz 5/11

Indictment: No. K-DO-28/11 issued by the Osijek ŽDO on 10 May 2011, amended (aligned) on 17 January 2012

Prosecution: Miroslav Dasović, Osijek County Deputy State's Attorney

Criminal offence: war crime against war prisoners under Article 122 of the OKZRH

Defendant: Milan Marinković, kept in custody from 11 November 2010 until the verdict pronouncement on 1 February 2012

Defence:Marko Cvrković, lawyer practising in Vukovar and Zlatko Cvrković, a lawyer practising in Vinkovci

Victims - beaten: Zvonimir Meković and Dalibor Križanović



TRIAL MONITORING REPORTS

Trial monitoring reports written in Croatian can be viewed here:

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VERDICT

On 1 February 2012, the Osijek County Court's War Crimes Council pronounced a verdict in which defendant Milan Marinković was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison.




  • Monitoring War Crimes Trials:

Annual Report for 2012

Annual Report for 2011

Report for the period January-May 2011

Annual Report for 2010

Report for the period January-May 2010

Annual Report for 2009

Report for the period January-May 2009

Regional report 2004-2008.

Annual report for 2008

Report for the period January-June 2008

Annual report for 2007

Annual report for 2006.

Annual report for 2005.

Quarterly Reports

Report for January - March 2013

Report for May - August 2012
Annex to the Report: Overview of the monitored war crime trials 

Report for January - April 2012
Annex to the Report: Overview of the monitored war crime trials

Bi-monthly Reports

January and February 2012

September and October 2011

July and August 2011

May and June 2011

March and April 2011

January and February 2011

Monitoring team:

Veselinka Kastratović
Mladen Stojanović
Jelena Đokić Jović
Maja Kovačević Bošković
Marko Sjekavica
Milena Čalić Jelić
Miren Špek

Contact person:

Mladen Stojanović

In cooperation with:

Documenta Zagreb
Citizens Committee for Human Rights Zagreb
Humanitarian Law Centre Belgrade
Research and Documentation Centre Sarajevo

This project is funded by the European Union. The contents of these documents are the sole responsibility of the Centre for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

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This project is also funded by:
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Zagreb
Embassy of the Republic of Finland in Zagreb

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OSCE Office in Zagreb
Embassy of Australia in Zagreb