Momir Talić

Momir Talić (15 July 1942 – 28 May 2003)^[1] was a Bosnian Serb and general in the Yugoslav National Army.

Military career

Talić was the Chief of Staff of the JNA 5th Corps in Banja Luka as of 26 July 1991. He was promoted to Commander of the same corps, which was renamed 1st Krajina Corps of the Republika Srpska Army (VRS) on 19 March 1992^[1]. In the aftermath of the breakup of Yugoslavia, Republika Srpska was one of many states established. Territorial and other conflicts between the new states led to the Bosnian War. During the war, the VRS was responsible for numerous atrocities against the civilian population, specifically the Bosnian Muslim and Bosnian Croat population.

Trial for war crimes

Talić was indicted on 14 March 1999 for war crimes, including genocide, torture and wanton destruction^[1]. He was arrested on 25 August 1999 in Austria. He pled not guilty to all the charges against him.

Talić was initially tried with Radoslav Brđanin, a politician and President of the ARK Crisis Staff, but the trials were separated on 20 September 2002 due to Talić's ill health. Talić died in Belgrade on 28 May 2003.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Case Information Sheet". ICTY. http://www.icty.org/x/cases/talic/cis/en/cis_talic_en.pdf. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 

External links

• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Persondata
Name	Talić, Momir
Alternative names
Short description	Army general
Date of birth	15 July 1942
Place of birth	Piskavica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of death	28 May 2003
Place of death	Belgrade