Implementation of Transitional Laws in Serbia 2006

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Implementation of Transitional Laws in Serbia 2006The criminal charges pressed again the police officer Bozic Miladin wasrejected as unfounded so Iglica submitted accusatory proposal to the FourthMunicipal Court in Belgrade. The first main hearing was held on September27, 2006 and proceeding judge Milan Grkovic. The accused police officerBozic Milan did not show up at the hearing which was postponed forDecember 29, 2006.Police Torture at the Royal HotelAccording to the testimony of Andrej Nosov, YIHR executive director,in the night between January 30 and 31, 2006, around midnight, in theparking lot in front of the hotel “Royal” in Belgrade, Street Kralja Petra56, police patrol with four police officers argued with two John Does,possible minors 1085 . Police vehicle driven by mentioned police officers hadregistration plates M94-11 1086 . There citizens were present in Royal motorpool, one of them being hotel worker. One of the police officers evidentlyupset and he addressed to one of the young men saying: “Do you wantto go home? Go home!” and he yelled and swore 1087 . During this verbalconflict, another policeman separated them and the other young man triedto take his friend away. Threats addressed to the young man by a policeofficer became more and more ferocious followed by swearing and threatsthat he would be arrested 1088 .The other police officer was unsuccessfully trying to calm down hiscolleague who kept on yelling furiously. In the end, he separated two youngmen and together with one of three present policemen pushed young manin the police vehicle saying: “I am now going to take you to the policestation; I am not going to mess around with kids” 1089 . The other young manwas completely calmly trying to persuade police officers not to do it and itbecame clear to him every next word would result in his arrest. Policemenwere explaining to the boy with a few slaps “it was not allowed to keep yourhands inside the pockets” 1090 . Witness Nosov is not familiar with furtherdevelopment and whether young man was taken to the police station 1091 .1085 Incident’s report – case “Police torture at the `Royal` hotel”, is available in the Initiative’s documentation1086 Ibid1087 Ibid1088 Ibid1089 Ibid1090 Ibid1091 Ibid188
Implementation of Transitional Laws in Serbia 2006After the incident analysis, Initiative pressed charges to the First MunicipalProsecutor’s Office in Belgrade against unidentified policemen 1092 due toabuse and torture 1093 . Criminal Code prohibits maltreatment/abuse ofothers and behavior insulting human dignity 1094 . The same law says that itwill imprison for six months to five years those who use power, threats orany other illegal ways to cause great pain and sufferings with the aim ofgetting confessions, statement or any other similar notice from him or somethird party or that he or some third party would be intimidated and illegallypunished due to any other incentives based on any form of discrimination 1095 .If mentioned criminal offences are performed by authorized employee onhis duty, it would be sentenced from three months to three years that is oneto eight 1096 . The same dame, Initiative also submitted petition to GeneralInspector in the Ministry of Interior Affairs in the Republic of Serbia inwhich it was demanded to urgently undertake measures with the aim tosanction illegal action of the police patrol 1097 .In the meantime, Department for Regulations Control (OZKZ) inside thepolice called Andrej Nosov to report to the police station to reconsiderhis complaint. Conversation was made with OZKZ officer, captain IgorMilovanovic who rated that police patrol, in this case, undertook all themeasures and actions in accordance with law, within its jurisdiction withoutany violations and abuse so Initiative’s petition is unfounded.Initiative Activists’ Arrest in NisThe Initiative’s office in Nis in cooperation with the Center for CivilResources Development, Lambda, the Nis Media Center, the Committee forHuman Rights, the Civic Youth Association, the LDP Youth, the Students’Unions from Faculties of Law and Mathematics and Science, the YoungHouse organized action on condemnation of crime which was committed inSrebrenica as well as its gelatinization 1098 . As part of this action, T-shirts andbadges with the image of Hague suspect Ratko Mladic saying “Wanted for1092 Criminal charges were presses on February 1 st , 20061093 Criminal Code, Article 137, Item 3 related to Item 1, see above under 6111094 Ibid, Article 137, Item 11095 Ibid, Article 137, Item 21096 Ibid, Article 137, Item 31097 Petition, the Initiative submitted to Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior on February 1 st , 2006, isavailable in the Initiative’s documentation1098 Incident’s report – case “YIHR activists’ arrest is available in the Initiative’s documentation189
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