Vinko Pandurević (born 25 June 1959, Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Serb former commanding officer of 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 ...

during the

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. He was put on trial for war crimes at

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. Pandurević's

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argued he had "no effective control" of his brigade during the time when the atrocities occurred. However, on the basis of individual criminal responsibility (Article 7(1) of the Statute of the Tribunal), he was found guilty of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war. He was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment, and granted early release on 9 April 2015.Case Information Sheet: Vinko Pandurević profile
icty.org; accessed 2 May 2015.

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Living people Army of Republika Srpska soldiers Bosnian genocide perpetrators 1959 births People convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia People from Sokolac {{mil-bio-stub