Milivoj Petkovic ( Horv. Milivoj Petković , b. October 11, 1949, Šibenik , CP Croatia , Yugoslavia ) is a Bosnian Croat military figure, one of six convicted by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in connection with the activities of the Herceg-Bosn Croatian Republic during Bosnian war . For war crimes and crimes against humanity, sentenced to 20 years in prison.
| Milivoj Petkovic | |
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| Hor. Milivoj Petković | |
| Date of Birth | October 11, 1949 (69 years) |
| Place of Birth | Sibenik , Yugoslavia |
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Life and Activities
Milivoj Petkovic was born in Sibenik , then as part of Yugoslavia . After graduating from the Military Academy of the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) , he became a career officer. In July 1991, he deserted from the JNA, with the aim of moving to the side of the Croatian rebels. In 1992, by order of the General of the Croatian Army, Janko Bobetko assumed command of the advanced command center of the Croatian army in the city of Gruda ( Bosnia and Herzegovina ), whose troops later turned into HVO armed forces . He held the position of Chief of Staff of the HVO until about August 5, 1994 .
Petkovic was in the status of general of the Croatian army.
In June 1992, he partially lost his ability to work, having suffered a concussion and spinal injury, driving a car near the Neretva River, as evidenced by the organs of the then Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna [1] .
Milivoj Petkovic voluntarily surrendered to the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on April 5, 2004 .
On April 22, 2008, he was allowed pretrial release from custody.
Court
The indictment states that when he was the general commander of the HVO troops, Petkovic directly commanded the armed forces of Herceg Bosn and was responsible for their actions. It is alleged that the armed forces called the Croatian Council of Defense, among others
- carried out ethnic cleansing areas Gorni Vakuf and Mostar .
- used the Heliodrome camp as an insulator where Bosnian Muslims from Mostar were kept. Conditions in the Heliodrome concentration camp were declared inhuman.
The charges included [2] :
- nine points in serious violations of the Geneva Conventions (murder; cruel treatment (sexual offense); unlawful deportation of a civilian; illegal transfer of a civilian; illegal imprisonment of a civilian; cruel treatment (detention conditions); ill-treatment; large-scale destruction of property, unjustified necessary and carried out illegally and for no reason; the appropriation of property, unjustified by military necessity and carried out illegally for no reason.
- nine points of violation of laws or customs of war (ill-treatment (conditions of detention); cruel treatment; illegal labor; barbarous destruction of cities, towns or villages, or destruction unjustified by military necessity, destruction or intentional damage caused to institutions dedicated to religion or education ; embezzlement of state or private property; unlawful encroachment on civilians; unlawful terrorization of civilians; cruel treatment)
- eight counts of crimes against humanity (persecution for political, racial and religious reasons; murder; rape; deportation; acts of cruelty (forcible transfer); imprisonment; acts of cruelty (detention conditions); acts of cruelty).
Notes
- ↑ 25 hrvatskih generala su prevaranti Svjesno su prevarili državu kako bi dobili invalidski status i povlastice (Croatian) (May 8, 2002). Archived July 1, 2012. The appeal date is December 21, 2010.
- ↑ Taken from the UN press release .