Vidoe Blagojević ( Serbian. Vidoje Blagojević / , born June 22, 1950 [1] in Bratunac ) is a Yugoslav and Serbian military commander, colonel of the Armed Forces of the Republika Srpska, who was found guilty of participating in the Srebrenica massacre .
| Vidoe Blagojevich | |
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| Serb. View Good | |
| Date of Birth | June 22, 1950 (69 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Bratunac , Slovakia Bosnia and Herzegovina , SFRY |
| Affiliation |  Yugoslavia Republika Srpska |
| Type of army | Armed Forces of Republika Srpska |
| Years of service | 1968-2001 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Part | General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republika Srpska |
| Commanded | 1st Zvornik Infantry Brigade 1st Bratunatsky Light Infantry Brigade (chief of staff and commander) |
| Battles / wars | Bosnian war :
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| Communications | Alexander Blagoevich (son) |
| Retired | convicted by the ICTY at 18 years in prison, released on parole on December 27, 2012 |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Military service
- 1.2 The Case of the Srebrenica Massacre
- 2 notes
- 3 References
Biography
Military Service
Born June 22, 1950 in the city of Bratunac (the center of the community of the same name ). Bosnian Serb by nationality. He served in the Yugoslav People's Army , had the rank of lieutenant colonel. After the collapse of Yugoslavia, he joined the Republika Srpska Armed Forces, and led the 1st Zvornik Infantry Brigade from the Drinsky Corps . In 1993, for several months he was chief of staff of the 1st Bratunatsky light infantry brigade, on May 25, 1995 he was appointed its commander. From July 6 to July 11, 1995, he participated in Operation Curve. Until 2001, he was in the General Headquarters of the Republika Srpska Army.
Srebrenica Massacre Case
On August 10, 2001, by order of SFOR, Blagoevich was arrested on charges of crimes against humanity, genocide, and violation of the rules of warfare. In particular, Blagoevich was accused of killing Bosnian civilians during the Srebrenica massacre . The defendants Dragan Jokić [2] and Dragan Obrenović passed the same case. All three denied guilty of genocide.
On January 17, 2005, the Hague Tribunal found Blagoevich guilty of genocide and sentenced him to 18 years in prison [3] . On May 9, 2007, after considering the appeal, the term was reduced to 15 years in prison, and the convict was sent to a prison in Norway on January 25, 2008 to serve his sentence [4] . On December 27, 2012, Blagojevich was released ahead of schedule, having served two-thirds of his sentence [5] [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Personal data of Vidoe Blagoevich on the ICTY website (eng.)
- ↑ Personal data of Dragan Jokic on the ICTY website (eng.)
- ↑ Srebrenica Genocide Blog: Vidoje Blagojevic and Dragan Jokic (IT-02-60)
- ↑ UN ICTY: Appeals Chamber acquits Vidoje Blagojević of aiding Srebrenica genocide, affirms other convictions against him and Dragan Jokić (English)
- ↑ Srebrenica Convict Granted Early Release . Institute for War & Peace Reporting (January 11, 2013). Date of appeal May 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Blagojevic Acquitted of Complicity in Genocide Archived October 5, 2010 to the Wayback Machine Balkan Investigative Reporting Network"], birn.eu.com; accessed April 13, 2015. (English)