{"id":204734,"date":"2026-03-18T20:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=204734"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:48:35","slug":"serb-cleared-of-war-crimes-charges-dragan-77-spent-a-year-in-prison-due-to-someone-elses-identity-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serb-cleared-of-war-crimes-charges-dragan-77-spent-a-year-in-prison-due-to-someone-elses-identity-video\/","title":{"rendered":"SERB CLEARED OF WAR CRIMES CHARGES: Dragan (77) spent a year in prison due to someone else\u2019s identity! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dragan Risti\u0107 from \u0110akovica has been acquitted in the court in Pri\u0161tina of charges that, together with other members of Serbian police forces, he participated in killings, abuse, destruction of property, and the expulsion of the Albanian population on May 10, 1999, in \u0110akovica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquittal of Dragan Risti\u0107 means that his detention measure is lifted today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the court proceedings, the defense of Dragan Risti\u0107 pointed out that there had been a case of mistaken identity and that he was not the person who committed the crimes against Albanians described by witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pris\u030ctina, Dragan Ristic\u0301 oslobo\u0111en optuz\u030cbi za ratni zloc\u030cin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OOjQDATJQI?start=103&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragan Risti\u0107, aged 77, was arrested on February 25 last year at the Jarinje crossing while traveling with his son to \u0110akovica in order to renew documents. 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