Enver Mujezinović (born in Foča) was a Bosnian intelligence agent.
Yugoslav People's Army
editHe was an officer in the JNA's counter-intelligence service KOS. He was one of the KOS generations that were called "academic of his generation".
Mujezinović was the deputy and understudy of Fikret Muslimovic in the JNA's anti-Islamic campaigns during the 1980s.[1] He reached the rank of major in the KOS by May 1992.
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
editOn April 15, 1992, after spending four years in Belgrade, he came to Sarajevo just as the war in Bosnia was heating up.[2] He came with Sejo Čudić (chief of intelligence of the 16 corps of the JNA) and on April 18 they reported to Avdo Hebib, the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
At the end of April, Jerko Doko, the defense minister and Munib Bisić the deputy defense minister empowered Mujezinović to form an intelligence agency in the Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In June 1992, the Sector for Security and Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mujezinović its chief.
A year later he took over the position of Chief of the State Security Agency – Sarajevo Sector from Munir Alibabić, where he stayed until the formation of the Agency for Investigation and Documentation (Agencija za istraživanje i dokumentaciju - AID), where he took the position of a high-ranking agent.
Operation Trebević
editOn 26 October 1993, Operation Trebević was launched at Mujezinović's direction.[3] The operation led to the death of Bosnian gangster and war criminal Mušan Topalović, the arrest of Ramiz Delalić, and the firing of chief of staff Sefer Halilović.[3]
Later years
editMujezinović was arrested in 2002, the same year as Bakir Alispahic, on charges of terrorism, political murders, abuse of power, and espionage for Iran.[2] Both he and Alisphaic were released due to intervention by Alija Izetbegović.[2]
Mujezinović has continued to work in Bosnia, both as an inspector for military equipment and as the Deputy Director of the Federation Directorate of Defence Industry Factories.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Schindler, John R. Unholy Terror. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI. pp. 186–188. ISBN 9780760330036.
- ^ a b c Bezruchenko, Viktor (2022). The Civil War in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-95): Political, Military, and Diplomatic History. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-68235-712-5.
- ^ a b Magas, Branka; Zanic, Ivo (2013-09-05). The War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina 1991-1995. Routledge. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-136-34099-4.
- ^ Patković, Senita (2024-10-07). "Ramić Ćamil i ostali: Ispitivanje ratnih zarobljenika u nadležnosti Vojne policije". Detektor (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ Leckey, Timothy (15 November 2019). "European Union Force in BiH - COM EUFOR visits Vitezit explosives factory". www.euforbih.org. Retrieved 2024-11-22.