Indicted war criminal detained
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A Bosnian Serb Commander accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war has been detained by SFOR troops.
Vidoje Blagojevic, former Commander of the 1st Bratunac Light Infantry Brigade during the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995) was under a sealed indictment by the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia for war crimes committed in July 1995. He was detained on 10 August and has been transferred to The Hague.