Momčilo Perišić
Serbian former general (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Momčilo Perišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Перишић; born 22 May 1944) is a Serbian former general and politician who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia between 1993 and 1998.
Momčilo Perišić | |
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Born | (1944-05-22) 22 May 1944 (age 80) Koštunići, German-occupied Serbia |
Allegiance | SFR Yugoslavia (1966–1992) FR Yugoslavia (1992–1998) |
Service/ | Yugoslav People's Army (1966–1992) Yugoslav Army (1992–1998) |
Years of service | 1966–1998 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Battles/wars | Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War |
On 6 September 2011, in a first-instance verdict, Perišić was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the Yugoslav Wars and sentenced to 27 years of imprisonment.[1] On 28 February 2013, the Appeals Chamber reversed this decision and acquitted him on all counts. In 2021, the Belgrade Higher Court sentenced Perišić to three years' imprisonment for passing state secrets to the United States in 2002. On appeal, his sentence was increased to four years imprisonment.