Vujadin Popović

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Vujadin Popović
Вујадин Поповић
Incarcerated
Conviction(s)Genocide
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment

Vujadin Popović (14 March 1957, Popovići,

Lieutenant Colonel and the Chief of Security of the Drina Corps of the Army of Republika Srpska.[3]

In 1995, he was present and on duty in the Drina Corps zone of responsibility, which included Srebrenica, Potocari, Bratunac and Zvornik. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicted Vujadin Popović for genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, extermination, murder, persecutions, forcible transfer, and deportation. These crimes allegedly took place between July and November 1995.[4]

On 26 March 2002, the

Bosnian Muslims gathered at Potočari on that day. The Trial Chamber was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Popović was fully engaged in the organisation of the killing operation being carried out in the Zvornik area. The Trial Chamber found that Popović was a member of the Joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to murder the Bosnian Muslim males of Srebrenica, and that he participated in that JCE with persecutory intent. He was convicted of genocide, extermination, murder and persecution and sentenced to life in prison.[5][6][7][8]

On 8 September 2010 the defence and the prosecution filed their notices of appeal. The Appeals Chamber granted the defence request to vary the order of arguments in the appeal brief. On 30 January 2015 he was sentenced to life imprisonment.[9] In 2020, his request for early release was denied.[10]

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References

  1. ^ "Seven convicted over 1995 Srebrenica massacre". CNN. 10 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Life for Bosnian Serbs over genocide at Srebrenica". BBC News. 10 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Popvic et al" (PDF). ICTY. 10 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Popović, Vujadin". Hauge Justice Portal. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Seven convicted over 1995 Srebrenica massacre". CNN. 10 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Life for Bosnian Serbs over genocide at Srebrenica". BBC News. 10 June 2010.
  7. ^ Charter, David (10 June 2010). "Hague court sentences Bosnian Serbs to life for Srebrenica genocide". London, UK: Times Online.
  8. ^ "Bosnian Serbs convicted of genocide over Srebrenica massacre". The Telegraph. 10 June 2010.
  9. ^ ICTY. "Popović sentenced to life imprisonment". klix.ba. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Srebrenica Genocide Convict Denied Early Release from Prison". Balkan Insight. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.