Vidoje Blagojević

Vidoje Blagojević (born 22 June 1950)[1] is a former commander of the Bratunac Brigade of the Republika Srpska Army who was charged and tried by the ICTY for his involvement in the Srebrenica massacre.

Vidoje Blagojević
Born (1950-06-22) 22 June 1950
Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Criminal statusReleased
Conviction(s)War crimes
Crimes against humanity (3 counts)
Criminal penalty18 years imprisonment; commuted to 15 years imprisonment

Career

A Bosnian Serb, during the course of the Bosnian War, Blagojević rose through the ranks of the Army of Republika Srpska. He participated in the securing and eventual capture of the Srebrenica safe area. He was captured on 10 August 2001 and soon interred at the Hague Tribunal. Blagojević was tried along with Dragan Jokić[2] and Dragan Obrenović. Both pleaded not guilty.

In January 2005, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found Blagojević guilty of engaging in genocide and other war crimes and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. On 9 May the ICTY's appeals court reversed the genocide conviction and reduced his sentence to 15 years.[3] On 25 January 2008, he was transferred to Norway to serve his prison sentence. On 22 December 2012, he was granted early release.[4]

References
  1. Profile, icty.org; accessed 13 April 2015.
  2. http://www.icty.org/x/cases/contempt_jokic/cis/en/cis_jokic_contempt_en.pdf
  3. "Blagojevic Acquitted of Complicity in Genocide Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Balkan Investigative Reporting Network"], birn.eu.com; accessed 13 April 2015.
  4. "Srebrenica Convict Granted Early Release". Institute for War & Peace Reporting. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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