Mehmed Alagic
Encyclopedia
Mehmed Alagić was a general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. He died while on trial for alleged war crimes in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
in The Hague
.
military academy
in Banja Luka
in 1970. Later he became the commander of the military academy. In 1986, he became commander of the 36th mechanized brigade and in 1989 commander of the Zrenjanin
brigade as part of the Novosad Corps.
. On March 8, 1993 he became commander of the Operational Group (OG) Bosnian Krajina within the 3rd Corps. He became commander of the 3rd Corps on November 1, 1993. On February 26, 1994, the 7th Corps was established and Alagić became its first commander.
party, he was elected for the major
of Sanski Most
municipality
and a member of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
's Parliament. In 2001 he was indicted by the ICTY Prosecutor on the basis of superior criminal responsibility for the alleged war crimes committed by the soldiers under his command. On 21 March 2003, the ICTY issued an order terminating the proceedings against Mehmed Alagić, following the death of the accused.
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 following the outbreak of the Bosnian War...
. He died while on trial for alleged war crimes in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
.
Military career
Mehmed Alagić graduated from the JNAYugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
military academy
Military academy
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...
in Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
in 1970. Later he became the commander of the military academy. In 1986, he became commander of the 36th mechanized brigade and in 1989 commander of the Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
brigade as part of the Novosad Corps.
Bosnian War
He left the JNA in February 1991. On December 13, 1993 he served in the 17th Krajina Brigade of the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and HerzegovinaArmy of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 following the outbreak of the Bosnian War...
. On March 8, 1993 he became commander of the Operational Group (OG) Bosnian Krajina within the 3rd Corps. He became commander of the 3rd Corps on November 1, 1993. On February 26, 1994, the 7th Corps was established and Alagić became its first commander.
After the war
In March 1996, as a member of the SDASDA
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party, he was elected for the major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
of Sanski Most
Sanski Most
Sanski Most is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a member of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
's Parliament. In 2001 he was indicted by the ICTY Prosecutor on the basis of superior criminal responsibility for the alleged war crimes committed by the soldiers under his command. On 21 March 2003, the ICTY issued an order terminating the proceedings against Mehmed Alagić, following the death of the accused.