Simo Drljača
Bosnian war criminal
About Simo Drljača
Lived 1947 – 1997 (aged 49). Simo Drljača was a Bosnian.
Simo Drljača (; 6 August 194710 July 1997) was an indicted war criminal, police chief and member of the crisis staff of the municipality of Prijedor during the Bosnian War. On 10 July 1997 British special forces serving with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-led Stabilisation Force attempted to arrest Drljača in northwestern Bosnia, and when he fired at them, slightly wounding one, they returned fire and killed him.
Early life and career Simo Drljača was born on 6 August 1947 at Bosanska Krupa in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. On 30 April 1992 he was appointed the chief of the public security station for the municipality of Prijedor. He was indicted for the crime of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 1996. The indictment was amended in 1997.
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Who was Simo Drljača?
Bosnian war criminal
When was Simo Drljača born?
Simo Drljača was born on 6 August 1947 in Ivanjska.
When did Simo Drljača die?
Simo Drljača died on 10 July 1997 in Prijedor.
What nationality was Simo Drljača?
Simo Drljača was Bosnian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Simo Drljača. https://biography.guide/simo-drljaca/
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