Nikola Šainović
Nikola Šainović | |
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Никола Шаиновић | |
Minister of Energy and Mining | |
| In office 11 February 1991 – 10 February 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Dragutin Zelenović Radoman Božović |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Živanović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1948 Bor, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | League of Communists of Serbia (1977–90) Socialist Party of Serbia (1990–present) |
| Spouse | Svetlana Šainović |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade University of Ljubljana |
| Occupation | Politician |
Nikola Šainović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Шаиновић, born 7 December 1948) is a Serbian politician. A close associate of Slobodan Milošević, he held several important state functions of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia during the 1990s. He has been a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia since the party's foundation.
He served as the
In 2009, he was convicted by the
Education and career
Šainović finished primary and secondary school in his hometown and later graduated from the University of Belgrade's Technical Faculty in Bor in 1973.[2] He earned a master's degree from the University of Ljubljana in 1977 as a Chemical engineer.[3]
Soon afterwards he entered politics by becoming a member of the
In 1989, he became a member of the Executive Council of the Serbian Parliament. At the same time, he was named the Republican Secretary for industry, energy and construction.[4] In 1991, the League of Communists of Serbia transformed into the Socialist Party of Serbia.[citation needed]
From 1991 to 1992 he served as the
On 10 February 1993, Šainović became the president of a
He soon made greater inner-party progress. On 28 November 1995 he was elected by the SPS party members into the executive council of the Socialist Party of Serbia, as well as its steering committee.[5]
Šainović was reappointed FRY Deputy Prime Minister in 1996 under Radoje Kontić of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro after the 3 November 1996 parliamentary election on which SPS won the largest number of votes for the Serbian seats in the Council of Citizens of the FRY Federal Assembly.[citation needed] He was reappointed on new sessions in 1997, and again on 20 May 1998.[5]
FR Yugoslavia and SPS President
He signed the Clark-Naumann Agreement, which mandated partial removal of FRY and Serbian forces from Kosovo and limitation of introduction of additional forces and equipment, as well as the deployment of unarmed OSCE verifiers.[5] He was also a member of the Yugoslavian and Serbian delegation in the failed Rambouillet peace talks with the Kosovo Albanian leaders from 7 February to mid-March 1999.[4] He stayed in the office of Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia until the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in October 2000.[6]
ICTY trial and sentence
The
His trial began on 10 July 2006. On 26 February 2009, the ICTY sentenced Šainović to 22 years in prison, following a conviction for crimes against humanity and war crimes, including deportations and forcible transfers, murders and other persecutions.[8][9] On 23 January 2014 his sentence was reduced to 18 years on appeal.[10]
In June 2015, lawyers of Šainović asked for early release from the prison, explaining that he has served nearly two-thirds of the sentence, during which his behavior was commendable; also adding that his health is weak due to age and diagnosed
Post-Hague release
On 3 September 2015, just a week after having been released from prison, he was appointed to the board of the Socialist Party of Serbia, one of the ruling parties in the country.[13][14] In December 2017, Šainović was nominated for the Chairmanship board of the Socialist Party of Serbia.[15]
Personal life
Šainović and his wife, Svetlana, have two sons, and reside in Belgrade.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Jovanovic, Igor (27 August 2015). "Serbian War Criminal Sainovic Returns to Belgrade". Balkan Insight.
- ^ "ICTY Case No. IT-05-87-PT" (PDF). ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 11 June 2004. p. 10.
- ^ "Milosevic et al. amended indictment". ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Milosevic Indictment". The Guardian. 29 June 2001.
- ^ a b c d "CASE No. IT-99-37 Indictment". ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
- ^ "Case No. IT-99-37-PT Second Amended Indictment". ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
- ^ "Šainović and Gruban voluntarily surrender to the Hague". tol.org. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Šainović profile". BBC News. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ "Sainović profile". The Hague Justice Portal. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia". Icty.org. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Serbian War Criminal Sainovic Asks for Early Release". balkaninsight.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Former deputy PM found guilty by Hague granted early release". B92.net. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Marija Ristic (4 September 2015). "Serbian Socialists Appoint War Criminal as Senior Official". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Serbia Failing to Prosecute War Crimes, HLC Says". Balkan Insight. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Dačić: Šainović u predsedništvu SPS". danas.rs (in Serbian). FoNet. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
External links
- Šainović et al. (IT-05-87) ICTY Documents
- Nikola Šainović profile at Trial Watch
- Nikola Šainović profile at BBC
- Nikola Šainović: ICTY Indictment
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