Zvezdan Jovanović
Zvezdan Jovanović | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1965 Breznica, near Peć, Yugoslavia |
| Organization | Special Operations Unit |
| Known for | Assassination of Zoran Đinđić |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned |
| Criminal charge | Attempted murder and murder of a senior government official |
| Penalty | 40-year imprisonment |
| Military career | |
| Native name | Звездан Јовановић |
| Nickname(s) | "Zmija" "Zveki" |
| Branch | Serb Volunteer Guard Special Operations Unit |
| Years of service | 1991–2003 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | Commander of the Serb Volunteer Guard and the Special Operations Unit |
| Battles / wars | Yugoslav Wars |
Zvezdan Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Звездан Јовановић; born 19 July 1965), known by the nicknames as Zmija and Zveki, is a Serbian former paramilitary and commander of the Serb Volunteer Guard and the Special Operations Unit. In 2003, he assassinated Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.