Vidoje Blagojevic
Vidoje Blagojević ( Serbian - Cyrillic Видоје Благојевић ; born June 22, 1950 in Bratunac , Yugoslavia ) is a Bosnian Serb who took part in the Srebrenica massacre and was therefore wanted internationally. During the Bosnian War , Blagojević rose to the top ranks of the Vojska Republike Srpske , the army of the Republika Srpska . He was in command of the Bratunac Brigade.
He was arrested on August 10, 2001 and extradited to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague . He has been charged with participating in genocide , crimes against humanity and violating international laws aimed at protecting civilians. Together with co-defendant Dragan Jokić , he pleaded innocent. In the first instance judgment, Blagojević was sentenced on January 17, 2005 to a prison term of 18 years. In the second instance, the judgment was reduced to 15 years on May 9, 2007. Blagojević was acquitted of the charge of genocide.
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- ↑ TRIAL Watch about Vidoje Blagojević ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ First instance judgment against Blagojević and Jokić
- ↑ Press release of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia of May 9th on the appeal judgment against Vidoje Blagojević and Dragan Jokić .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blagojević, Vidoje |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Благојевић, Видоје (Serbian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian commander of the Bosnian-Serbian army Vojska Republike Srpske |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bratunac , Yugoslavia |