Predrag Banović (born 28 October 1969 in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions at the Keraterm camp during the Bosnian War. He pleaded guilty to all charges in a bargain and was sentenced to serve eight years in prison, with credit for 716 days as time served.
Banović was arrested along with his twin brother, Nenad Banović, on 8 November 2001 in Serbia. He faced thirteen counts of crimes against humanity and twelve counts of violations of the laws of war. His case was processed along with those of Željko Meakić, Momcilo Gruban, Dušan Fuštar and Duško Knežević and was referred to as "Omarska and Keraterm Camps". On 28 July 2004, Banović was transferred to France to serve his sentence in a French prison. On 3 September 2008, he was granted early release.
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References
- ^ Profile, icty.org; accessed 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Arrest and Transfer of Nenad Banovic and Predrag Banovic". un.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008.
- "The Prosecutor versus Zeljko Mejakic, Momcilo Gruban, Dusan Fustar, and Dusko Knezevic". ICTY.org. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
- "Omarska and Keraterm Camps, Prosecutor v. Mejakic, Decision on Prosecution's Motion for Joinder of Accused". worldcourts.com.
- "The Prosecutor v. Predrag Banović". International Crimes Database.
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Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Army of Republika Srpska soldiers
- People convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
- People from Prijedor
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina convicted of war crimes
- Bosnia and Herzegovina people imprisoned abroad
- Prisoners and detainees of France
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina convicted of crimes against humanity
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