Years of service 1992–95 Role Politician Movies Povratak Katarine Kozul Name Slobodan Praljak Rank Lieutenant general | Website slobodanpraljak.com Parents Mirko Praljak Other work Writer Spouse Kacusa Praljak | |
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Born 2 January 1945 (age 79) Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 1945-01-02 ) Service/branch Croatian ArmyCroatian Defence Council Battles/wars Croatian War of IndependenceBosnian WarCroat-Bosniak War Similar People Ivo Gregurevic, Zdenko Jelcic, Pero Juricic, Zeljko Konigsknecht, Vinko Kraljevic | ||
Slobodan praljak svjedo enje pukovnika hvo a bo e pavlovi a o doga anjima u mostaru
Slobodan Praljak (2 January 1945) is a Croatian politician and writer who served as general in the Croatian Army and the Croatian Defence Council, an army of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. In 2013, in a first instance verdict, he was among six Croat politicians convicted at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for war crimes during the Croat-Bosniak War. He was sentenced to 20 years in jail.
Contents
- Slobodan praljak svjedo enje pukovnika hvo a bo e pavlovi a o doga anjima u mostaru
- War criminal drinks poison during sentencing
- Background
- ICTY Indictment
- References
War criminal drinks poison during sentencing
Background
Slobodan Praljak has 3 university degrees. In 1970 he graduated as an electrical engineer at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Zagreb with a GPA of 4/5. He wrote his thesis there on the correction of chromatic image in the main of an electrical signal for television work. In 1971 he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, majoring in philosophy and sociology. In 1972 he graduated from the Film Academy and began working in theater and TV. He also lectured in philosophy and psychology in Zagreb.
During 1970s and 1980s, he was a director of theaters in Zagreb, Osijek and Mostar.
In 1991 he signed up for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia and reached the rank of major general. In 1992 he was assigned a number of roles in addition to his army post and for much of 1992-93 he wore several hats, working as:
ICTY Indictment
Slobodan Praljak is among six accused by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in relation to the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.
In his indictment it is alleged that Praljak as a senior military official commanded directly and indirectly the Herceg-Bosna/HVO armed forces which committed mass war crimes against Bosnian Muslim population in around 30 municipalities in Bosnian and Herzegovina. In his role as a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Defense he was closely involved in all aspects of not only the Herceg-Bosna/HVO military planning and operations but the actions of the Herceg-Bosna/HVO civilian police too.
Taken from the UN press release: