Milorad Trbić (born 22 February 1958) is a Bosnian Serb who served as an Assistant Commander for Security with the
Zvornik Brigade
The 1st Zvornik Brigade ( Serbian: 1. 3ворничке бригаде; ''1. Zvorničke Brigade'') was a brigade of the Bosnian Serb army based in Zvornik
Zvornik ( sr-cyrl, Зворник, ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in ...
of the
Army of Republika Srpska. He was indicted for
genocide
Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Latin ...
by the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a body of the United Nations that was established to prosecute the war crimes that had been committed during the Yugoslav Wars and to try their perpetrators. The tribunal ...
(ICTY), arrested, and transferred to
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
to stand genocide trial in front of the
Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He was found guilty on one count of genocide and sentenced to 30 years in prison. On appeal, his sentence was reduced to 20 years.
See also
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Bosnian Genocide
References
External links
Milorad Trbic indictment by the Hague Tribunal
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1958 births
Army of Republika Srpska soldiers
Bosnian genocide perpetrators
Living people
People convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
People from Maglaj
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina convicted of genocide