ZADAR, Nov 14 (Hina) - The Croatian Supreme Court has confirmed the verdicts imposed by the Zadar County Court on six Serbs who were found guilty of war crimes committed against civilians in Skabrnja in 1991, thus making the verdicts
final, sources at the Zadar County Court said. With its ruling of November 7, the Supreme Court confirmed 20-year prison sentences for Goran Opacic, Bosko Drazic, Zoran Jankovic, Mirko Draca, Djuro Kosovic and Nada Pupovac. The convicts were in a group of 18 Serbs who had been sentenced for war crimes against Skabrnja residents in late 1995. All but one were sentenced in absentia. An attorney for the six appealed against the ruling of the court of first instance with the Supreme Court, which last week rejected the appeal as unfounded, making the verdicts final. The verdicts of the other 12 indictees became valid in 1998.(hina) sb rml
ZADAR, Nov 14 (Hina) - The Croatian Supreme Court has confirmed the
verdicts imposed by the Zadar County Court on six Serbs who were
found guilty of war crimes committed against civilians in Skabrnja
in 1991, thus making the verdicts final, sources at the Zadar County
Court said.
With its ruling of November 7, the Supreme Court confirmed 20-year
prison sentences for Goran Opacic, Bosko Drazic, Zoran Jankovic,
Mirko Draca, Djuro Kosovic and Nada Pupovac. The convicts were in a
group of 18 Serbs who had been sentenced for war crimes against
Skabrnja residents in late 1995. All but one were sentenced in
absentia.
An attorney for the six appealed against the ruling of the court of
first instance with the Supreme Court, which last week rejected the
appeal as unfounded, making the verdicts final.
The verdicts of the other 12 indictees became valid in 1998.
(hina) sb rml