Miroslav Deronjić
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Miroslav Deronjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Дероњић; 6 June 1954 – 19 May 2007) was a Bosnian Serb who was charged with persecution, a crime against humanity, by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions related to the Glogova massacre in the Bosnian village of Glogova.
Miroslav Deronjić | |
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Born | (1954-06-06)6 June 1954 |
Died | 19 May 2007(2007-05-19) (aged 52) |
Motive | Serbian nationalism, hatred of Bosniaks, desire to create a Greater Serbian state |
Conviction(s) | Persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds as a crime against humanity[1] |
Capture status | Deceased |
Date apprehended | 7 July 2001 |
Deronjić held the post of President of the Bratunac Municipal Board of the Serbian Democratic Party from 1990 to 1992, and was later a member of its main board. In this role he ordered the attack on Glogova. Deronjić was arrested in Bosnia on 7 July 2002.[2][3] He originally pleaded not guilty to all charges, later pleading guilty to one charge of persecution. On 30 March 2004, he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.[4]
Deronjić was serving his sentence in Sweden where he died, aged 52, from cancer, in a hospital.[5][6][7][8]