Dragan Vasiljković
Dragan Vasiljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Васиљковић; born 12 December 1954), nicknamed Captain Dragan (Serbian: Капетан Драган, romanized: Kapetan Dragan) is a convicted war criminal and the former commander of a Serb paramilitary unit called the Knindže or ("Knin ninjas") during the Yugoslav Wars. In 2005, prosecutors in Croatia accused him of committing war crimes during the wars. A warrant for his arrest was subsequently issued by Interpol.
Dragan Vasiljković | |
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Vasiljković in 2005 | |
| Native name | Драган Васиљковић |
| Nickname(s) | Captain Dragan |
| Born | 12 December 1954 Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance | Serbian Krajina |
| Years of service | 1991–1995 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Knindže |
He was arrested in Australia in January 2006, and ordered to prison by the High Court of Australia in anticipation for extradition to Croatia to face prosecution for his alleged crimes. He was extradited to Croatia on 8 July 2015 after losing his thirteenth appeal and sentenced to 15 years in prison on 26 September 2017 by the County Court in the city of Split.
Dragan was released from prison in March 2020.