Serbia Convicts State Security Officers of Journalist’s Murder

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Serbia Convicts State Security Officers of Journalist’s Murder
Filip Rudic   Belgrade   BIRN   April 5, 2019

A Belgrade court convicted four former Serbian state security officers of the 1999 murder of journalist Slavko Curuvija, an outspoken critic of Slobodan Milosevic's regime, sentencing them to a total of 100 years in prison.

Belgrade Higher Court on Friday convicted four former Serbian state security employees of the murder in 1999 of journalist and editor Slavko Curuvija, who was known for his opposition to the regime of Slobodan Milosevic.

Former head of Serbian State Security Radomir Markovic and security service officer Milan Radonjic were each sentenced to 30 years in prison, while secret service agents Ratko Romic and Miroslav Kurak were each given 20 years in prison.

The verdict said that Markovic told Milan Radonjic of the plan to assassinate the critical journalist, and Radonjic made a deal with Romic and Kurak to execute Curuvija.

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