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The case against Dejan Bulatović was joined with the proceedings being conducted against
Toplica Miladinović et al.
The next day, on 27 September 2012, the TRZ expanded the indictment against all indictees,
except Toplica Miladinović and Zvonimir Cvetković, without changing the nature of the
offences they were charged with. The expanded indictment alleges that on 1 April and 14 May
1999, the accused, together with other unidentified members of the 177 th Pec VTO, in the villages
of Ljubenić/Lubeniq, Pavljane/Pavlane and Zahać/Zahaq, killed civilians, expelled the civilian
population by intimidating and terrorizing them, and unlawfully destroyed the property of
civilians by torching their houses and ancillary facilities with the aim of making them
permanently leave their homes and villages and move to the Republic of Albania.
The Trial Chamber confirmed the expanded indictment in a ruling on 14 November 2012, after
which the TRZ issued a consolidated, amended indictment against all indictees, except Zvonimir
Cvetkovic, who had charges against him dismissed.
In its consolidated indictment, the TRZ charged the accused 37 with expelling the Kosovo
Albanian population in the territory of the municipality Pec/Pejë, from the villages of
Ljubenić/Lubeniq, Ćuška/Qushk, Pavljane/Pavlane and Zahać/Zahaq, by intimidating and
terrorizing them, unlawfully destroying the property of civilians by torching their houses,
ancillary facilities and vehicles. The accused were also charged with having unlawfully seized
property from civilians, taking their money, jewelry, valuables and vehicles as well as with
having committed individual and group killings with the aim of making others leave their homes
permanently and move to the Republic of Albania. It was alleged therefore that on 1 April 1999,
in the village of Ljubenić/Lubeniq, the accused killed at least 36 civilians, destroyed at least 11
family houses by torching them, and seriously injured 11 others, occasioning entry and exit
wounds. It was further alleged that on 14 May 1999, at least 44 civilians were killed in the village
of Ćuška/Qushk, more than 40 family houses and more than 40 ancillary facilities were
destroyed, more than 250 civilians were deported to the Republic of Albania, one vehicle was
destroyed and another two were unlawfully seized. On that same day, at least 10 civilians were
killed in the village of Pavljane/Pavlane and at least 4 family houses were set on fire. Later that
day, 14 May 1999, the accused moved into the village of Zahać/Zahaq and killed at least 21
civilians, set fire to at least 4 family houses, destroying them, and unlawfully appropriated at least
30 vehicles. In doing so, according to the amended indictment, the accused committed a war
crime against the civilian population. 38
37 Toplica Miladinović, Srećko Popović, Abdulah Sokić, Slaviša Kastratović, Boban Bogićević, Ranko Momić,
Zoran Obradović, Milojko Nikolić, Siniša Mišić and Dejan Bulatović, all members of the 177th VTO Peć, Veljko
Korićanin, a member of the TO, and Vidoje Korićanin and Radoslav Brnović, members of the MUP.
38 Article 142 (1) of the CC of the FRY, as a co-perpetrator, and Article 22 of the CC of the FRY.
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