US EditionNebojsa Pavkovic, Serbian General Convicted by UN of War Crimes in Kosovo, Dies at 79
Pavkovic died aged 79 shortly after release from a Finnish prison where he served 22 years for war crimes during the Kosovo conflict that killed over 13,000 people.
- On Monday, Nebojsa Pavkovic, former Serb-led Yugoslav army chief, died in Belgrade, Serbia, at 79 less than a month after release from a Finnish prison where he served a 22-year sentence for 1998-99 Kosovo conflict atrocities.
- During the 1998-99 conflict, Pavkovic commanded Serb-led Yugoslav army troops in Kosovo during a Serbian crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists, when more than 13,000 people were killed.
- Pavkovic served as the army commander in chief from 2000-2002 and was widely regarded as a war hero in Serbia.
- In an official statement Monday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said `He dedicated his life to serving the country and the army` and added `His memory will be cherished by those who shared hard and proud days with him`.
- The 1999 war concluded after a 78-day NATO bombing campaign in Serbia to oust then President Slobodan Milosevic, and Kosovo declared independence in 2008, which Serbia still refuses to accept.
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Serbian general convicted by UN of war crimes in Kosovo dies at 79
A former Serbian army chief who was convicted by a U.N. court for war crimes during the war in Kosovo died on Monday, officials and media in Serbia said.
A Serbian military commander convicted of war crimes during the Kosovo war died yesterday, less than a month after being released from prison. Under his command, the army murdered and tortured Kosovo Albanians fighting for independence.
Former Yugoslav Army general Nebojša Pavković, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for war crimes in Kosovo by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, died in Serbia on Monday at the age of 79. The BalkanInsight portal reported this. Pavković left prison in Finland, where he was serving his sentence, early a month ago due to poor health.
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