- Vladimir Kovačević
"For the SFR Yugoslavia footballer, see
Vladimir Kovačević (footballer) "Vladimir Kovačević (born
January 15 1961 inNikšić ,Montenegro ) is a Montenegrin Serb soldier who was charged with violation of the laws of war by theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the siege of Dubrovnik during theCroatian War of Independence .Kovačević faced six counts of violations of the laws of war all related to the bombing of the
UNESCO Heritage Site of Dubrovnik by the Third Battalion of the JNA 472 (Trebinje ) Motorised Brigade, of which he was in command.His case was originally to be processed along with
Pavle Strugar , a higher-ranking commander of the operation, but the trial was eventually split up. On January 31, 2005, theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Monday sentenced former Strugar to eight years in prison for his role in the 1991 shelling of Dubrovnik ( [http://www.un.org/icty/pressreal/2005/p932-e.htm Strugar case judgement] ).Since 2004 Kovačević has not been fit for trial due to mental health problems.
On July 30, 2007, the Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor announced the indictment of former Yugoslavia Army Captain Vladimir Kovačević for war crimes associated with the 1991 Siege of Dubrovnik. The Serbian prosecutor is quoted by Associated Press saying Kovačević was being treated at the Belgrade military hospital and that experts would assess his capacity to attend trial in the future, adding it was not immediately clear when proceedings against Kovacevic could start.
ee also
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Bosnian War
*Croatian War of Independence
*International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
*Siege of Dubrovnik References
* [http://www.tuzilastvorz.org.yu/html_eng/index.html Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor]
* [http://www.un.org/icty/cases-e/index-e.htm ICTY Kovačević Case Sheet]
* [http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/str-2ai031017e.htm ICTY Kovačević Amended Indictment]
* [http://www.tuzilastvorz.org.yu/html_eng/saopstenja/s_30_07_07.mht news release,] Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor, 30 Jul 07
* [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/07/former-serbia-army-officer-indicted-for.php "Former Serbia army officer indicted for 1991 Dubrovnik shelling,"] Jurist: Paper Chase, 30 Jul 07
* [http://www.lawinfo.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/News.story/msgID/D3AE6F3C-29F9-48DD-AEC9-B87FEE9B2805 "Serbia's war crimes prosecutor charges ex-army officer in 1991 shelling of Dubrovnik,"] Associated Press, 30 Jul 07
* [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/01/yugoslav-general-sentenced-for.php "Yugoslav general sentenced for Dubrovnik siege,"] Jurist: Paper Chase, 31 Jan 05
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