Duško Tadić

Duško Tadić
Душко Тадић
Tadić at the ICTY
Born (1955-10-01) October 1, 1955
Other namesDule
Dusan
OccupationCafe owner
Political partySDS
MovementRepublika Srpska
Criminal statusReleased (2008)
Criminal chargeCrimes against humanity, war crimes
Penalty20 years imprisonment
Wanted by
United Nations
AccompliceGoran Borovnica
Date apprehended
1994
Imprisoned atUnited Nations Detention Unit
Stadelheim Prison

Duško Tadić (born 1 October 1955) is a former politician who was found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of persecution, murder, beatings and other violence, and forced transfer, as well as his participation in the attack on the town of Kozarac near Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War  constituting crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war. He was the first person to be found guilty by the ICTY. He was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment.