Miroslav Deronjić

Miroslav Deronjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Дероњић; 6 June 1954 – 19 May 2007) was a Bosnian Serb who was charged with persecution, a crime against humanity, by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions related to the Glogova massacre in the Bosnian village of Glogova.

Miroslav Deronjić
Born(1954-06-06)6 June 1954
Bratunac, Yugoslavia
Died19 May 2007(2007-05-19) (aged 52)
Sweden
MotiveSerbian nationalism, hatred of Bosniaks, desire to create a Greater Serbian state
Conviction(s)Persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds as a crime against humanity[1]
Capture status
Deceased
Date apprehended
7 July 2001

Deronjić held the post of President of the Bratunac Municipal Board of the Serbian Democratic Party from 1990 to 1992, and was later a member of its main board. In this role he ordered the attack on Glogova. Deronjić was arrested in Bosnia on 7 July 2001.[2][3] He originally pleaded not guilty to all charges, later pleading guilty to one charge of persecution. On 30 March 2004, he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.[4]

Deronjić was serving his sentence in Sweden where he died, aged 52, from cancer, in a hospital.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "Deronjić dies in detention". Hague Justice Portal. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. "Umro Deronjić". Novosti. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. "Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law - 2002". Google Books. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. Judgment against Miroslav Deronjić (2004), icty.org; accessed 13 April 2015.
  5. "Švedska: Karadžićev zamjenik umro u ćeliji". 24 sata. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. "Deronjić umro u švedskom zatvoru". b92. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. "Haški osuđenik Miroslav Deronjić umro u švedskoj bolnici". Klix. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. "Deronjić negirao da je streljao Muslimane". RTS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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