Serb death unit on trial again

Commander of the Serb anti-terrorist unit SAJ testified against four Serbian Scorpions members, on trial for war crimes Kosovo.

Spasoje Vulevic said, "there were clear indicators" that the Scorpions were responsible for the massacre in Podujeva, Kosovo.

In March 1999 in Podujeva 14 civilians -- women, children and old people -- were massacred in cold blood. Five other children survived.

The Podujeva massacre reached international recognition when Saranda Bogujevci, 13 at the time, survived 16 bullet wounds to pursue and see one of the Serbian Scorpions members sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2004 for the same massacre.

Spasoje Vulevic, now head of the Serb anti-terrorist units, fought in Kosovo. He called Scorpions members "mentally unstable" and unprepared for battle.

The infamous Serb unit was also involved in massacres in Bosnia-Herzegovina, including Srebrenica.

On the web:

CBC.ca - Massacre at Podujevo, Kosovo

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