Milorad Ulemek

Milorad Ulemek
Born (1968-03-15) 15 March 1968 (age 56)
OrganizationSpecial Operations Unit
Criminal statusImprisoned
Spouse(s)Maja Luković
Aleksandra Ivanović
Children4
Parent(s)Milan Ulemek
Natalija Ulemek
Criminal chargeOrganizer of the assassination of Zoran Đinđić, assassination of Ivan Stambolić, Ibar Highway assassination attempt executor
Penalty40-year unique penalty imprisonment
(137-year total penalty as imprisonment)
Military career
Native name
Милорад Улемек
Nickname(s)"Legija"
"Cema"
"Šareni"
"Ćoro"
Allegiance France
FR Yugoslavia
Service / branch French Foreign Legion
Serb Volunteer Guard
Special Operations Unit
Years of service1986–2002
RankColonel
CommandsHead of the Special Operations Unit
Battles / wars

Milorad Ulemek (Serbian: Милорад Улемек; born 15 March 1968),[1] also known as Milorad Luković (Милорад Луковић) and "Legija" ("Legion"), is a Serbian former commander of the Serbian police special unit, the Special Operations Unit (JSO) and a former paramilitary commander, who was convicted of the assassinations of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, former Serbian President Ivan Stambolić and the Murder of Adem Jashari and his family. He was also convicted of conspiracy in the attempted murder of Serbian opposition leader Vuk Drašković.[2]

  1. ^ "Gvozdeni rov - Milorad Ulemek Legija: knjiga | KorisnaKnjiga.com". www.korisnaknjiga.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ "Djindjic's killers convicted, sentenced after 3½-year trial" by Igor Jovanovic, Southeast European Times, 24 May 2007, accessed 21 January 2011