Drago Nikolić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Драго Николић; 9 November 1957 – 11 October 2015) was a Bosnian Serb who participated in the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was the 2nd

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who served as Chief of Security for the Zvornik Brigade of the

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. On 6 September 2002, the

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issued an indictment against him for his role in the Srebrenica Massacre. He surrendered and was transferred to

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on 17 March 2005. He appeared in the chamber and pleaded "not guilty". On 10 June 2010, the Trial Chamber brought a verdict: Nikolić, working closely with

Ljubiša Beara Ljubiša Beara (14 July 1939 – 8 February 2017) was a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb colonel and convicted war criminal who participated in the Srebrenica massacre. Biography Born in Sarajevo, Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia ...

and

Vujadin Popović Vujadin Popović (14 March 1957, Popovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian Serb war criminal, who participated in the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and was convicted of genocide, extermination, murder and persecution and sentenced to l ...

, was involved in organising the detention and execution of prisoners at Ročević School. He demonstrated a resolve to carry out his assigned tasks in this murderous operation. His contribution to the Joint Criminal Enterprise to murder was persistent and determined. He was convicted of aiding and abetting

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, extermination, murder and

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and sentenced to 35 years in prison. He was the security chief of the Zvornik Brigade.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolic, Drago 1957 births 2015 deaths Army of Republika Srpska soldiers Bosnia and Herzegovina people imprisoned abroad Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina convicted of genocide People convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

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