Naser Orić
Naser Orić (born 3 March 1967) is a former Bosnian military officer who commanded Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) forces in the Srebrenica enclave in eastern Bosnia surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces, during the Bosnian War.
Naser Orić | |
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At the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 2008 | |
| Born | 3 March 1967 Donji Potočari, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance | Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Years of service | 1992–95 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | 28th Division (2nd Corps) |
| Commands held | Commander in Srebrenica |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War |
In 2006, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Netherlands for failing to prevent the deaths of five Bosnian Serb detainees and the mistreatment of eleven other detainees from late 1992 to early 1993 on the basis of superior criminal responsibility.
He was acquitted on other charges of wanton destruction and causing damage to civilian infrastructure beyond the realm of military necessity. On 3 July 2008, the Appeals Chamber of the ICTY reversed the Trial Chamber's conviction and acquitted Orić of all charges brought against him. In November 2018, he was formally acquitted by a Bosnian appeals court.