Mile Novaković
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Mile Novaković is a former Serbia
n major general active in the military of Serbian Krajina
and in the Federal Yugoslav Army, during and after the Croatian War of Independence
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He was tried in absentia by a Croatian court in 1995 for war crimes, being sentenced to 20 years in jail. In 2003, another Yugoslav Army official was apprehended by Macedonian officials citing an Interpol warrant, as he tried to cross into the country. This man was released after the mistaken identity was discovered. The real Mile Novaković remains at large in Serbia.
In 2010, Novaković testified at the trial of Momčilo Perišić
at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
. Perišić had previously promoted Novaković to the rank of major general in the Federal Yugoslav Army in 1993.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n major general active in the military of Serbian Krajina
Military of Serbian Krajina
* Armored Vehicles** T-34/85** T-55** T-72 ** M-84 ** PT-76** OT M-60** BVP M-80** BOV ** BRDM-2** M36 Jackson** M18 Hellcat* Artillery** M-63 Plamen** M-77 Oganj * Anti-aircraft ** ZSU-57-2** M53/59 Praga...
and in the Federal Yugoslav Army, during and after the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
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He was tried in absentia by a Croatian court in 1995 for war crimes, being sentenced to 20 years in jail. In 2003, another Yugoslav Army official was apprehended by Macedonian officials citing an Interpol warrant, as he tried to cross into the country. This man was released after the mistaken identity was discovered. The real Mile Novaković remains at large in Serbia.
In 2010, Novaković testified at the trial of Momčilo Perišić
Momcilo Perišic
Momčilo Perišić was a Serbian general and Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army until 1998. On 6 September 2011 Perišić was found guilty for war crimes and crimes against humanity and was sentenced to 27 years of imprisonment...
at 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...
. Perišić had previously promoted Novaković to the rank of major general in the Federal Yugoslav Army in 1993.