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ABOUT US
FOUNDATION
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor was founded on 1
July 2003, following the passage of the Law on Organization
and Competence of State Bodies in the Proceedings Against
War Crimes Perpetrators.
On 23 July 2003, Mr. Vladimir Vukcevic, the then first
Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia, was
elected War Crimes Prosecutor by the National Assembly.
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor was founded with the
intention to detect and prosecute perpetrators of criminal
offences against humanity and international law, as defined
in Chapter XVI of the Basic Penal Code, as well as grave
breaches of the International Humanitarian Law, committed in
the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1 January 1991,
as recognized by the Statute of the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor is situated at 29,
Ustanicka Street in Belgrade.
ORGANIZATION
The staff of the War Crimes Prosecutor's Office include the
War Crimes Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors, Spokesperson,
Secretary and other staff members.
The War Crimes Prosecutor is elected by the National
Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. Deputy Prosecutors are
appointed and resolved by the War Crimes Prosecutor, for the
period of four years.
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AREA OF COMPETENCE
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor is competent for
proceeding criminal offences as set forth in Chapter XVI of
the Basic Penal Code, i.e. criminal offences against
humanity and international law, as well as the offences
recognized by the ICTY Statute. These include genocide, war
crimes against civilians, war crimes against wounded and
sick persons, war crimes against war prisoners, destruction
of cultural and historical monuments, as well as other
violations of the international humanitarian law.
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor is in charge of
prosecuting perpetrators of criminal offences committed in
the territory of the former SFRY, regardless of the
citizenship, nationality, race or religious commitment of
the perpetrator and the victim alike.
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor is competent for
prosecuting cases both at the first instance and acting upon
legal remedies.
The activities of the War Crimes Prosecutor's Office are
based on the international legal documents and on the
national legislation.
GOALS AND STRATEGY
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor is the unique
institution providing for the systemic protection of victims
of war crimes perpetrated in the territory of the former
Yugoslavia, as well as that of their families. Its work is
based on the following principles:
- The topmost level of professionalism
- Resistence to pressures of any kind, and particularly to
political pressures
- Co-operation with international institutions, primarily
with the ICTY Prosecutor's Office as its key operational
partner
- Presentation of arguments in trials before national courts
- Individualization of responsibility
- Timely and objective reporting to the public on the cases
conducted by the War Crimes Prosecutor's Office
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS
Vladimir Vukčević, War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of
Serbia
Bruno Vekarić, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
and Official Spokesperson Office of
the War Crimes Prosecutor, Republic of Serbia
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Veselin Mrdak, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
Dragoljub Stanković, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
Nebojša Marković, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
Milan Petrović, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
Mioljub Vitorović, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
Dušan Knežević, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
Snežana Stanojković, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor
Biserka Živković, Senior Adviser to the War Crimes
Prosecutor
Bojan Lapčević, Secretary General War Crimes Prosecutor's
Office
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