Duško Sikirica (born 23 March 1964, Čirkin Polje,

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) is a

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who was charged with

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, and violations of the customs of war by the

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(ICTY) for his actions as the commander of the

Keraterm camp The Keraterm camp was a concentration camp established by Army of Republika Srpska, Republika Srpska military and police authorities near the town of Prijedor in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. The camp was used to collect ...

. He was transferred to the ICTY on 25 June 2000. He was tried along with Damir Došen and Dragan Kolundžija. Sikirica originally pleaded not guilty to all charges. Later, as part of a plea deal, he pleaded guilty to one charge of persecutions as a crime against humanity. He was sentenced to fifteen years in jail on 13 November 2001. From 2002 on he served his jail time in

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. On 21 June 2010 he was released.

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ICTY Case Information Sheet

Army of Republika Srpska soldiers 1964 births Living people People from Prijedor People convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina people imprisoned abroad Prisoners and detainees of Austria Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina convicted of crimes against humanity Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{criminal-stub

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