Aleksandar Vasiljevic
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Aleksandar Vasiljević was a major general
and the leader of the Kontra-Obaveštajna Služba
(Counter-Intelligence). Vasiljević was instrumental in the JBTZ-trial
as he was the interrogation official responsible to talking with Janez Janša
which was centered around Slovene dissidents and publishing of sensitive information in the youth magazine Mladina
. Vasiljević retired in May 1992 and was arrested for his role in an interview with the weekly publication NIN
. He was again deputy head between March 1999 and 2001. He testified in the Hague trial against Slobodan Milosevic
.
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
and the leader of the Kontra-Obaveštajna Služba
Kontra-Obaveštajna Služba
Kontraobaveštajna služba was the counter-intelligence service of the Yugoslav People's Army.- Founding & structure :KOS was formed in 1946 as one of the...
(Counter-Intelligence). Vasiljević was instrumental in the JBTZ-trial
JBTZ-trial
The JBTZ trial, also known as the Ljubljana trial or the Trial against the Four was a political trial held in a military court in Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia in 1988...
as he was the interrogation official responsible to talking with Janez Janša
Janez Janša
Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
which was centered around Slovene dissidents and publishing of sensitive information in the youth magazine Mladina
Mladina
Mladina is a Slovenian weekly left-wing current affairs magazine. It was first published in the 1920s as the youth magazine of the Slovenian Communist Party...
. Vasiljević retired in May 1992 and was arrested for his role in an interview with the weekly publication NIN
NIN (magazine)
NIN is a weekly newsmagazine published in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name is an acronym for Nedeljne informativne novine which roughly translates into Weekly Informational Newspaper....
. He was again deputy head between March 1999 and 2001. He testified in the Hague trial against Slobodan Milosevic
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
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See also
- JBTZ-trialJBTZ-trialThe JBTZ trial, also known as the Ljubljana trial or the Trial against the Four was a political trial held in a military court in Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia in 1988...