Zoran Žigić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Жигић; born September 20, 1958) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with violation of the customs of war and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the Prijedor region including crimes at the Omarska, Trnopolje and Keraterm camps during the Bosnian War.[1]
Zoran Žigić | |
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| Born | Zoran Žigić September 20, 1958 |
| Nationality | Bosnian Serb |
| Known for | crimes against humanity during Bosnian War |
Žigić surrendered to the court in 1998 where he faced multiple counts of crimes against humanity and violations of the customs of war, to all of which he pleaded not guilty.[2][3] His trial was held together with the trials of Miroslav Kvočka, Mladen Radić, Dragoljub Prcac, Milojica Kos, and Mladjo Radić.[1] He was sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment,[1] the longest term out of the five.[4] His conviction was upheld in February 2005, and his 25-year sentence was affirmed.[1] In June 2006 he was transferred to an Austrian jail to serve the rest of his sentence. He was granted early release on 16 December 2014.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "KVOĈKA et al. Case Information Sheet" (PDF). ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
- ^ "Press statement by the Prosecutor concerning the voluntary surrender of Zoran Zigic". ICTY.org. 16 April 1998.
- ^ "Zoran Zigic Pleads Not Guilty". iwpr.net. Institute for War & Peace Reporting. 25 April 1998.
- ^ Osborn, Andrew (3 November 2001). "Five Serbs guilty of Omarska camp atrocities". The Guardian.