1. Zdravko Tolimir was a Bosnian Serb military commander and war criminal, convicted of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, extermination, murder, persecution on ethnic grounds and forced transfer.
14 Facts About Zdravko Tolimir
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Zdravko Tolimir was Assistant Commander of Intelligence and Security for the Bosnian Serb army and reported directly to the commander, General Ratko Mladic.
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Zdravko Tolimir died serving a life sentence for war crimes in Scheveningen prison in 2016.
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Zdravko Tolimir was born in Glamoc, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was a part of Yugoslavia at the time.
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In Zepa, Zdravko Tolimir was alleged to have told the Bosniaks that they or the Serbs of Bosnia would launch a military operation.
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On 21 July 1995, Zdravko Tolimir sent a report to General Radomir Miletic, acting Chief of General Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army, requesting help to crush some Bosnian military strongholds and expressing his view that "the best way to do it would be to use chemical weapons".
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On 31 May 2007, Zdravko Tolimir was detained by the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina after having been on the run for two years.
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Zdravko Tolimir had negotiated with the Serbian government concerning his surrender to The Hague tribunal.
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Zdravko Tolimir was handed to NATO personnel at the Banja Luka Airport on 31 May 2007, after being apprehended in Serbia.
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Zdravko Tolimir was charged with crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes for his involvement in the Srebrenica genocide and the murder of Bosniak prisoners temporarily held in the Bratunac and Zvornik regions after the Srebrenica win by Serb forces.
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The indictment alleges Zdravko Tolimir supervised the VRS detachment which executed more than 1,700 men and boys at the Branjevo Military Farm and the Pilica Cultural Centre.
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Zdravko Tolimir had previously stated that he planned to represent himself during the trial.
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On 12 December 2012, Zdravko Tolimir was convicted of six out of eight counts; genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, extermination, murder, persecution on ethnic grounds and forced transfer.
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Zdravko Tolimir died in Scheveningen prison on 8 February 2016 due to natural causes while awaiting transfer to a state where he would serve his sentence.