Vladimir Lazarević

Trial and imprisonment

Vladimir Lazarević was initially indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on 2 October 2003 on the basis of his 'individual criminal responsibility' (per Article 7, paragraph 1 of the ICTY Statute) due to his 'criminal responsibility as hierarchical superior' (per Article 7, paragraph 3 of the ICTY Statute) for the following crimes:

Four counts of Crimes against humanity per Article 5 of the ICTY Statute: Deportation Inhumane Acts (including forcible transfer) Murder Persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds

One count of violations of the laws or customs of war per Article 3 of the ICTY Statute: On 7 February 2005 Lazarević pleaded not guilty to all charges against him by the ICTY before his trial opened on 10 July 2006. He was granted early release, having served two thirds of his sentence, on 7 September 2015, effective 3 December 2015.

Personal life

He is married and has three sons and a grandson and granddaughter.