Jovica Stanišić

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Jovica Stanišić (Јован Станишић) (born July 30, 1950 in Ratkovo village near Odžaci, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) was head of the State Security Service within the Serbian Ministry of the Interior and is currently facing trial at the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his role in the wars in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Stanišić has been charged with persecution, murder, deportation and inhumane acts.[1] Part of the charge, that Stanišić was part of a "joint criminal enterprise" including Serbian politicians, was concluded the trial of Milan Martić.[2] The court accused him of "attempting to create a Greater Serbia using the areas containing the Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats."

He was arrested by Serbian authorities in 2003 and handed over to the ICTY soon after. Stanišić pleaded not guilty to all charges. His case is being processed together with that of Franko Simatović.

The family of Stanišić originate from Montenegro, descending from the Bjelopavlići. [1]

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  1. ^ Carla Del Ponte (2006-05-15). Revised Second Amended Indictment. International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  2. ^ Summary of Judgement for Milan Martić. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (2007-06-13). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.

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