Vidoje Blagojević
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Vidoje Blagojević (born c.1950 in Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity, and violation of the customs of war by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the Srebrenica massacre.
During the course of the Bosnian War, Blagojević rose through the ranks of the Army of Republika Srpska. As a member of the Bratunac Brigade, he participated in the securing and eventual capture of the Srebrenica safe area.
He was captured on August 10, 2001 and soon interred at the Tribunal at the Hague. Blagojević was tried along with Dragan Jokić. Both pleaded not guilty. Blagojević was eventually found guilty of five of his six charges, while he was acquitted of the charge of extermination as a crime against humanity. He received a sentence of 18 years imprisonment.
