Veselin Šljivančanin
Yugoslav army colonel and convicted war criminal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Veselin Šljivančanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Шљиванчанин; born 13 June 1953) is a former Montenegrin Serb officer in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who participated in the Battle of Vukovar and was subsequently convicted on a war crimes indictment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for his role in the Vukovar massacre. His prison sentence was changed twice, from five to seventeen to ten years. He has since been ordered released by the ICTY on time served and good behavior.[1][2]
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Veselin Šljivančanin | |
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Born | (1953-06-13) 13 June 1953 (age 70) Palež near Žabljak, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia |
Allegiance | SFR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia (until 2001) |
Service/ | Yugoslav People's Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Battle of Vukovar |
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