Radoslav Brđanin
Radoslav Brđanin | |
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FPR Yugoslavia | |
Died | 7 September 2022 | (aged 74)
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
Criminal penalty | 30 years |
Date apprehended | 6 July 1999 |
Imprisoned at | Denmark |
Radoslav Brđanin (9 February 1948 – 7 September 2022) was a
Early life
He was born on 9 February 1948 in
War crimes
On 9 January 1992, the
Crises groups were formed to act as organs of coordination and execution of the main elements of the operational phase of the plan and to take over the administration of the regions and the municipalities. The
Brđanin was arrested by the
Judgment and conviction
Brđanin made an initial appearance before the
The Trial Chamber was satisfied that Brđanin shared with the Bosnian Serb leadership support for the Strategic Plan, intended to link Serb-populated areas in BiH together, to gain control over these areas and to create a separate Bosnian Serb state, from which most non-Serbs would be permanently removed. The ICTY highlighted that he knew the Strategic Plan could only be implemented by the use of force and fear.[4]
On 1 September 2004, Brđanin was sentenced by the Trial Chamber of the ICTY to 32 years imprisonment. The Tribunal found him guilty of the following counts on the grounds of his individual criminal responsibility (Art. 7 § 1 Statute):
- Crimes against humanity (Art. 5 Statute: torture, deportation and forced transfer considered as an inhumane act)
- Serious breaches of the Geneva Conventionsof 1949 (Art 2 Statute: wilful killing torture)
- Violations of the laws or customs of war (Art 3 Statute: wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages or devastation not justified by military necessity; destruction or willful damage done to institutions dedicated to religion.)
On 22 September 2004, Brđanin filed an appeal against this judgement. On 3 April 2007, the Appeals Chamber reversed the finding of the Trial Chamber that Brđanin's conduct had a substantial effect on the commission of torture in detention camps on grounds of lack of evidence. The Appeals Chamber also reversed Brđanin's conviction for wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity to the extent that this conviction relates to the municipality of Bosanska Krupa. In light of the reduction of convictions, the Appeals Chamber reduced Brđanin's sentence by two years. He was transferred to Denmark on 4 March 2008 to serve his sentence.[3]
Release from prison and death
Brđanin’s application for early release was rejected in 2020 based on the seriousness of his offences and due to his failure to demonstrate that he was sufficiently rehabilitated.[5] Upon serving two-thirds of his 30-year prison sentence, Brđanin was released early on health grounds on 3 September 2022.[6] A few days after his arrival in Banja Luka, Brđanin was admitted to the intensive care of the University Clinical Centre in Banja Luka due to a deteriorating general state of health.[7] He died on 7 September 2022.[8]
RS President
References
- ^ Profile Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, trial-ch.org; accessed 27 June 2015.
- ^ Profile, icty.org; accessed 27 June 2015.
- ^ a b Profile Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, trial-ch.org; accessed 29 April 2015.
- ^ a b Brdjanin judgement, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; accessed 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Bosnian Serb War Criminal Radoslav Brdjanin Released Early". Balkan Insight. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Osuđeni ratni zločinac Radoslav Brđanin smješten na UKC RS, u teškom je stanju". N1 (in Bosnian). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Ratni zločinac Radoslav Brđanin životno ugrožen, liječi se u Banjoj Luci". www.klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Preminuo ratni zločinac Radoslav Brđanin". www.klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Milorad Dodik, twitter, 7 September 2022