Vladimir Kovačević (military officer)
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Vladimir Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Ковачевић; born 15 January 1961), also known as Rambo (Serbian Cyrillic: Рамбо),[1] is a Montenegrin Serb military officer who was charged with the violation of the laws of war by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the siege of Dubrovnik during the Croatian War of Independence.
Vladimir Kovačević | |
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Native name | Владимир Ковачевић |
Nickname(s) | "Rambo" |
Born | (1961-01-15) 15 January 1961 (age 63) Nikšić, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (modern Montenegro) |
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Service/ | Yugoslav People's Army |
Rank | Captain (JNA) |
Unit | Third Battalion of the 472 Motorised Brigade |
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Kovačević faced six counts of violations of the laws of war all related to the bombing of the UNESCO Heritage Site of Dubrovnik by the Third Battalion of the JNA 472 (Trebinje) Motorised Brigade, of which he was in command.[2]
His case was originally to be processed along with Pavle Strugar, a higher-ranking commander of the operation,[3] but the trial was split up on 26 November 2003.[2]
On 31 January 2005, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) sentenced Strugar to eight years in prison for his role in the 1991 shelling of Dubrovnik.[4][5] In 2004 Kovačević was ruled unfit for trial due to mental health problems.[6]
On 30 July 2007, the Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor announced the indictment of former Yugoslavia Army Captain Vladimir Kovačević for war crimes associated with the 1991 Siege of Dubrovnik.[7][8][9]