- Jovica Stanišić
Jovica Stanišić (Јован Станишић) (born
July 30 ,1950 in Ratkovo village nearOdžaci ,Serbia ,FPR Yugoslavia ) is a former head of theState Security Service within theSerbian Ministry of the Interior . He is currently facing trial at theInternational Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his role in the wars in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Stanišić was arrested by Serbian authorities in 2003 and handed over to the ICTY soon after. Stanišić pleaded not guilty to all charges. His case is being processed together with that of
Franko Simatović . He has been charged withpersecution ,murder ,deportation and inhumane acts. [cite web
url=http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/staj-in2ndamd060515.pdf
title=Revised Second Amended Indictment
accessdate=2007-06-13
author=Carla Del Ponte
date=2006-05-15
publisher=International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ] Part of the charge, that Stanišić was part of a "joint criminal enterprise" including Serbian politicians, was concluded the trial ofMilan Martić . [cite web
url=http://www.un.org/icty/pressreal/2007/pr1162e-summary.htm
title=Summary of Judgement for Milan Martić
accessdate=2007-06-12
date=2007-06-13
publisher=International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ] The court accused him of "attempting to create aGreater Serbia using the areas containing the Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats."The family of Stanišić originate from Montenegro, descending from the
Bjelopavlići . [http://www.montenegro-canada.com/articles/article/2509423/74006.htm]References
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