Prosecutor's office surprised by Ivanovic's detention
The Serbian Prosecutor's Office for War Crimes is surprised by the decision of a Kosovo court to place Oliver Ivanovic, the leader of Citizens' Initiative Serbia, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP), in detention, Deputy Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said on Wednesday.
(kosovocompromisestuff) Wednesday, February 05, 2014
We are absolutely surprised because there has been no reference to Ivanovic in any of our cases, nor have I heard his name mentioned anywhere, Vekaric told the RTS. Unmik conducted an identical investigation several years ago, failing to find any evidence, Vekaric said, adding that he is unaware what kind of evidence might be available to Unmik at this time. Collaboration with Eulex has been excellent otherwise, but there was no information in this case, and Eulex remained quite reluctant to provide any, Vekaric said. Oliver Ivanovic was recently arrested on suspicion of involvement in an alleged war crime in 1999 and post-war incidents in 2000, including an aggravated murder. He is the candidate of the GDI SDP for mayor of North Mitrovica in the repeat elections in the town, scheduled for February 23.
