Zoran Žigić

Zoran Žigić (Зоран Жигић) (born September 20, 1958) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with violation of the customs of war and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the Prijedor region including crimes at the Omarska, Trnopolje and Keraterm camps during the Bosnian War.[1]

Zoran Žigić
Born
Zoran Žigić

(1958-09-20) September 20, 1958
Balte, Čelinac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian Serb
Known forcrimes against humanity during Bosnian War

Žigić surrendered to the court in 1998 where he faced multiple counts of crimes against humanity and violations of the customs of war, to all of which he pleaded not guilty.[2][3] His trial was held together with the trials of Miroslav Kvočka, Mladen Radić, Dragoljub Prcac, Milojica Kos, and Mladjo Radić.[1] He was sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment.[1] In June 2006 he was transferred to an Austrian jail to serve the rest of his sentence. He was granted early release on 16 December 2014.[1]

References
  1. "KVOĈKA et al. Case Information Sheet" (PDF). ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
  2. "Press statement by the Prosecutor concerning the voluntary surrender of Zoran Zigic". ICTY.org. 16 April 1998.
  3. "Zoran Zigic Pleads Not Guilty". iwpr.net. Institute for War & Peace Reporting. 25 April 1998.
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