Bruno Stojić

Bruno Stojić (born 8 April 1955) is a Bosnian Croat politician convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). His trial, joined with five co-accused Bosnian-Croat politicians active in the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia wartime entity, ended with him being found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Background Bruno Stojić was born on 8 April 1955 in the village of Hamzići, People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Indictment The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indictment states that his area of authority and responsibility included: HVO Military Police HVO intelligence service known as Security and Information Service (SIS) moral education which included information and propaganda Prison health, medical and sanitation services Military production and logistics.

In the verdict, the ICTY concluded that Stojić "directed and exercised effective control over the HVO armed forces and the Military Police" but "did not make serious efforts to end the commission of crimes although he had the authority and the duty to do so".

Charges Taken from the ICTY press release: