Vlastimir Đorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Властимир Ђорђевић; born 17 November 1948) is a Serbian former police colonel general. For his role in the Kosovo War, he was found guilty of war crimes against Kosovo Albanians before the ICTY.[1]
Vlastimir Đorđević | |
|---|---|
| Властимир Ђорђевић | |
 Đorđević on trial in September 2014 | |
| Born | 17 November 1948 |
| Education | Faculty of Law |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Police career | |
| Status | Incarcerated |
Early life and education
editĐorđević was born in Koznica, Vladičin Han, PR Serbia. He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law.
Career
editĐorđević 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 Lieutenant General to Colonel General by presidential decree. He remained the Assistant Minister and Chief of the Public Security Department until January 2001.[citation needed]
ICTY trial and sentence
editHe was indicted by the ICTY for being part of the 1999 Serb crackdown on Kosovo Albanian 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 Russia. On the morning of 17 June 2007, Đorđević was arrested in Montenegro, near the city of Budva.[2]
On 23 February 2011, the ICTY ruled Đorđević guilty of all five charges made against him. He was given 27 years' imprisonment.[3] 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.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Former police official's prison term reduced by 9 years". B92. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Đorđević profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, b92.net; accessed 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Serbian Vlastimir Đorđević jailed over Kosovo murder". BBC News. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
External links
edit- Vlastimir Đorđević at icty.org
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