Milivoj Petković

Milivoj Petković 2017

Milivoj Petković (born October 11, 1949 in Šibenik , Yugoslavia ) is a former Bosnian-Croatian lieutenant general . He is one of six defendants convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for war crimes during the Bosnian War in relation to the Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna . Petković was sentenced to twenty years in prison , but only served four of them. On November 29, 2017, the ICTY Appeals Chamber confirmed almost all convictions against Petković and his co-defendants, as well as their original prison term. He was among others in the Bosnian war , the Croatian War and the Croatian-Bosniak war involved.

Life

Petković was born in 1949 in Šibenik in the Dalmatia region. He was a graduate of the Military Academy of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and then served as a career officer for them . In July 1991, the year the war in Croatia broke out , he left the JNA and joined the new Croatian armed forces . In 1992, Petković was commissioned by the Croatian Army General Janko Bobetko to take command of the Croatian armed forces in the city of Grude , the seat of government of the Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna . When they left, he became the commander of the Herceg-Bosna Army , the Croatian Defense Council (HVO). He was Chief of Staff of the Croatian Defense Council until August 5, 1994 .

Petković volunteered for the ICTY on April 5, 2004. On April 22, 2008, after only four years in prison, he was granted early release on humanitarian grounds. However, his original 20-year sentence was later confirmed on November 29, 2017.

Petković was partially disabled as a result of a concussion and spinal injury sustained in June 1992 while sailing near the Neretva River .

Indictment

Milivoj Petković at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (2013)

In the indictment, Petković was accused of having been directly responsible for the HVO's war crimes as HVO commander in chief. These goods:

ethnic cleansing in Gornji Vakuf and Mostar and districts
operating the detention heliodrome , were held in the Bosnian Muslims from Mostar. The conditions in the Heliodrom camp were viewed as inhuman.

The charges were:

nine cases of serious violations of the Geneva Conventions : willful killing, inhuman treatment (sexual assault), unlawful deportation of civilians, unlawful rendition of civilians, unlawful detention of civilians, inhuman treatment (conditions of detention), inhuman treatment, willful destruction of property, that is not was justified by military necessity, willful appropriation of property not justified by military necessity;

nine cases of violations of the laws or customs of war: cruel treatment (conditions of detention), illegal work, willful destruction of cities or villages that was not justified by military necessity, destruction or willful damage to institutions of religion or education, looting of public or private property, unlawful attack on civilians, unlawfully causing terror against civilians, cruel treatment;

eight cases of crimes against humanity: persecution for political, racial and religious reasons, murder, rape, deportation, inhuman acts (forced relocation), imprisonment, inhuman acts (conditions of detention).

Web links

Commons : Milivoj Petković - collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ Mike Corder: UN war crimes tribunal convicts 6 Bosnian Croats of persecution of Muslims during Bosnian war. In: News1130.com. May 29, 2013, accessed May 5, 2020.
↑ Milivoj Petković Granted Provisional Release. United Nations, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, April 22, 2008, accessed May 5, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b The ICTY renders its final judgment in the Prlić et al. appeal case. United Nations, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, November 29, 2017, accessed May 5, 2020 .
↑ Robert Bajruši: 25 hrvatskih generala su prevaranti; Svjesno su prevarili državu kako bi dobili invalidski status i povlastice. In: Nacional . May 8, 2002, archived from the original on July 1, 2012 ; accessed on May 5, 2020 (Croatian).
↑ Jadranko Prlić et al. - Initial appearance. ICTY press release on the indictment. United Nations, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, April 6, 2004, archived from the original on August 23, 2004 ; accessed on May 5, 2020 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Petković, Milivoj
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bosnian-Croatian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	October 11, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Šibenik

[1] Mike Corder: UN war crimes tribunal convicts 6 Bosnian Croats of persecution of Muslims during Bosnian war. In: News1130.com. May 29, 2013, accessed May 5, 2020.

[2] Milivoj Petković Granted Provisional Release. United Nations, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, April 22, 2008, accessed May 5, 2020 .

[ICTY_final-3] The ICTY renders its final judgment in the Prlić et al. appeal case. United Nations, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, November 29, 2017, accessed May 5, 2020 .

[4] Robert Bajruši: 25 hrvatskih generala su prevaranti; Svjesno su prevarili državu kako bi dobili invalidski status i povlastice. In: Nacional . May 8, 2002, archived from the original on July 1, 2012 ; accessed on May 5, 2020 (Croatian).

[5] Jadranko Prlić et al. - Initial appearance. ICTY press release on the indictment. United Nations, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, April 6, 2004, archived from the original on August 23, 2004 ; accessed on May 5, 2020 (English).