Vlastimir Đorđević (

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: Властимир Ђорђевић; born 17 November 1948) is a Serbian former

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. For his role in the

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, he was found guilty of war crimes against

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before the

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Early life and education

Đorđević was born in Koznica,

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. He graduated from the

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Career

Đorđević was Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, and Chief of the Public Security Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1997, Đorđević was promoted from

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by presidential decree. He remained the Assistant Minister and Chief of the Public Security Department until January 2001.

ICTY trial and sentence

He was indicted by the

for being part of the 1999 Serb crackdown on

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citizens. As Chief of the Public Security Department, he was responsible for ensuring that all units of the Public Security Department in Serbia for Kosovo carried out their orders. Until 17 June 2007, he was believed to be in

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. On the morning of 17 June 2007, Đorđević was arrested in

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, near the city of

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. On 23 February 2011, the ICTY ruled Đorđević guilty of all five charges made against him. He was given 27 years' imprisonment. However, the Appeals Chamber of the Hague Tribunal reduced his sentence to 18 years' imprisonment on 27 January 2014. He was transferred to Germany to serve out his sentence.

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Vlastimir Đorđević
at icty.org 1948 births Living people People convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Serbian generals Serbian people imprisoned abroad Serbian people convicted of war crimes Serbian people convicted of crimes against humanity People from Vladičin Han Interior ministers of Serbia {{Europe-mil-bio-stub Foreign nationals imprisoned in Germany

Early life and education

Career

ICTY trial and sentence

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