Šakali

Šakali (Jackals, also written Cakali) was a Serbian paramilitary group that operated during the Kosovo War 1999.^[1]

Nine people of the group were arrested March 13, 2010 suspected of having committed crimes in Ćuška near Peć on May 14, 1999. There is a trial in Belgrade that started on the 20th of December 2010. ^[2][3]

Further information: Cuska massacre

They are accused of committing murders, rapes and robberies in an "extremely brutal" way, with "the main goal to spread fear among Albanian civilians in order to force them to leave their homes and flee to Albania." Hasan Ceku the father of the former Kosovo prime minister and wartime commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Agim Ceku, as well as several members of his family were among the murdered people. ^{[4][5] [6] [7]}

Deceased

Nebojša Minić

• The leader Nebojša Minić was arrested in Argentina in 2005 under a warrant of the Hague Tribunal, but died shortly of AIDS^[8] after the arrest.

In court

The list of people standing trial are: ^[5]

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Srećk Popović

• Srećka Popovića/Srecko Popovic

multiple witnesses said that Srecko Popovic a member of the Serbian security forces in Ćuška, Kosovo, on May 14, the day forty-one people were executed..^{[9] [10] [11]}

Slaviše Kastratovića

• Slaviše Kastratovića/Slavisa Kastratovic

Boban Bogićević

• Bobana Bogićevića/Boban Bogicevic

Zvonimira Cvetkovića

• Zvonimira Cvetkovića/Zvonimir Cvetkovic

Radoslav Brnović

• Radoslava Brnovića/Radoslav Brnovic

Vidoj Korićanin

• Vidoja Korićanina /Vidoje Koricanin

Veljk Korićanin

• Veljka Korićanina / Veljko Koricanin

Abdulah Sokić

• Abdulaha Sokića / Abdulah Sokic

In captivity

Zoran Obradović

• Zoran Obradović/Zoran Obradovic was arrested in Germany on Dec 25 2010. ^[12][13][14]

Milojko Nikolić

• Milojko Nikolić/Milojko Nikolic nickname Sumadija was arrested on Dec 28 2010 in Montenegro.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Location unknown

A total of 26 persons of the group are suspected of committing the crimes.^[1] Six more people are at large with interpol arrest warrants issued.^[16]

See also

• Serbia in the Yugoslav Wars
• Agim Çeku

References

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2. ^ "Nine indicted over Kosovo massacre - Europe". Al Jazeera English. 2010-09-11. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/09/20109111535606107.html. Retrieved 2011-04-14. 
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15. ^ "Serbian War Crimes Suspect Arrested in Montenegro | International War Crimes Report". Internationalwarcrimesreport.wordpress.com. 2010-12-28. http://internationalwarcrimesreport.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/serbian-war-crimes-suspect-arrested-in-montenegro/. Retrieved 2011-04-14. 
16. ^ ^{a b} "PressTV - Serb war crimes suspect detained". Presstv.ir. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/157601.html. Retrieved 2011-04-14. 
17. ^ "Uhapšen još jedan šakal u Crnoj Gori - Crna hronika | Kurir". Kurir-info.rs. http://www.kurir-info.rs/crna-hronika/uhapsen-jos-jedan-sakal-u-crnoj-gori-67065.php. Retrieved 2011-04-14. 
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