Trial of Vlastimir Djordjevic commenced at UN tribunal

The trial of former Serbian general Vlastimir Djordjevic has started at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He is accused of being involved in the murders of hundreds of ethnic Albanians and the deportation of 800,000 others from Kosovo during 1998-1999.

According to the indictment, Djordjevic "willingly participated in a joint criminal enterprise whose aim was to expel the majority of the Kosovo Albanian population to ensure continued Serbian control over the territory".