Limited Resources Blight Montenegro’s Reopened War Crimes Cases

Limited Resources Blight Montenegro’s Reopened War Crimes Cases
December 6, 2025

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Limited Resources Blight Montenegro’s Reopened War Crimes Cases

Now 78 years old, Metodije Prkacin wants justice for the torture he and others suffered in the Morinj military facility near Kotor, Montenegro, in 1991-1992, but he’s not holding his breath.

Earlier this year, the Montenegrin Special State Prosecutor’s Office, SDT, reopened investigations into war crimes allegedly committed on the territory of Montenegro during the bloody breakup of socialist Yugoslavia, including those against 292 Croatian soldiers and civilians held in Morinj, eight of whom died.

The initiative is part of Montenegro’s 2024-2027 Strategy for War Crimes, but limited capacity risks further delay.

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