Pristina, December 24, 2024 – The Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo has filed an indictment at the Basic Court in Pristina – Special Department, against the defendant with the initials G.V, of Serbian nationality, on suspicion of having committed the criminal offense of War Crimes against the Civilian Population, sanctioned by article 142 in connection to article 22 of the SFRY.
The investigations have established that during the war in Kosovo during 1998-1999, the defendant committed sexual violence as a war crime against a victim of Albanian nationality.
Based on articles 234 par.2 and 303 par. 7 of the CPC, the Special Prosecution has proposed to the Court to hold the trial in absentia because the defendant G.V. is inaccessible to the judicial authorities, while the legal conditions under article 234 of the CPC for filing an indictment in absentia have been met.
This criminal case has already been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Special Department of the Basic Court in Pristina for further proceedings.