Milorad Ulemek was convicted of conspiracy in the attempted murder of Serbian opposition leader Vuk Draskovic.
10 Facts About Milorad Ulemek
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Milorad Ulemek's father Milan was a sub-officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, while his mother Natalija was a housewife.
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Milorad Ulemek was given the nom de guerre "Legion" because of his military career in the Legion.
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Milorad Ulemek joined the Serb Volunteer Guard in 1992 under the control of Serbian warlord Arkan.
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Milorad Ulemek became one of Arkan's closest friends and a commander of the unit.
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Milorad Ulemek commanded the "Super Tigrovi" special unit that operated in eastern Slavonia.
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In 1996, following the dissolution of the Serb Volunteer Guard, on the request by head of the State Security Directorate Jovica Stanisic, Milorad Ulemek joined the re-structured Special Operations Unit.
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In 1999, Milorad Ulemek became the leader of the "Red Berets", and became the official commander of "JSO SDB Serbia" in April 2001.
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Milorad Ulemek claimed that he had been hiding in his house the entire time, which made lot of controversy in public.
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Milorad Ulemek was married to journalist Maja Lukovic, with whom he had a daughter.