Ljubisa Beara
Srebrenica Convictions: 700 Years of Jail Time, Five Life Sentences
The decision by the UN court in The Hague last month to uphold the life sentence handed down to former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic takes the number of life terms imposed for involvement in the Srebrenica genocide to five.
Bosnian Serb Veterans’ Leader Denies Assisting Srebrenica Genocide
Milomir Savcic, the president of the Veterans' Organisation of Republika Srpska, pleaded not guilty at the Bosnian state court on Monday to assisting the commission of genocide in July 1995.
"This is a totally fictional indictment. I do not feel guilty. I plead not guilty," he said.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Official Blames Army Officer for Massacre
Tomislav Kovac, who was deputy interior minister in the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity in July 1995, when the Kravica massacre happened, told Belgrade Higher Court on Tuesday that Ljubisa Beara, who at the time was the security chief of the Main Headquarters of the Bosnian Serb Army, was to blame for the killings.
Ljubisa Beara Dead At 77
BELGRADE - Ljubisa Beara, a former Bosnian Serb officer convicted by ICTY for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died in a German prison, authorities said.
Beara, 77, a security chief in the wartime Bosnian Serb Army headquarters, died on February 8, authorities said on February 10.
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Srebrenica Convict Ljubisa Beara Dies in Germany
The former chief of security at the main headquarters of the Bosnian Serb Army, Ljubisa Beara, has died in a German prison where he was serving a life term for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.
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Hague convict Ljubisa Beara passes away in Berlin
Former head of security of the Bosnian Serb army (VRS) Main Staff Ljubisa Beara has died aged 78, in a prison in Berlin.
Beara was put on trial on Srebrenica genocide charges and found guilty by the Hague Tribunal.
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Turkey extradites Serb war crime suspect
Dusko Dabetic, a Serb sought by officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina for alleged war crimes committed during the Bosnian War, has been extradited by Turkey.
Dabetic arrived in Sarajevo at 7:31 p.n. local time on April 17 aboard a Turkish Airlines scheduled flight accompanied by two Bosnian police officers.
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Life sentence confirmed for former RS official
Life sentence confirmed for former RS official
THE HAGUE -- The Hague Tribunal on Wednesday confirmed a life sentence handed down to retired General of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) Zdravko Tolimir.
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ICTY Appeal Chamber confirms verdicts against 5 Serbs
THE HAGUE - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) pronounced final verdicts in the case of Popovic and others against five high officials of former army of Bosniak Serbs for crimes committed in Srebrenica and Zepa in July 1995.
UN court upholds life for two convicted in Srebrenica massacre
The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court on Jan. 30 upheld life convictions of two Bosnian Serbs for their role in the Srebrenica massacre of almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995.
The Appeal Chamber "affirms the life sentence" against former Bosnian Serb Vujadin Popovic, 57, and Ljubisa Beara, 75, Judge Patrick Robinson said at a hearing at the Hague-based tribunal.