Radovan Karadžić , the former President of Republika Srpska , was convicted Legal_rulings for the massacre and other crimes against humanity committed Commitment in Bijeljina .

Their superiors , Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić , were also convicted .

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) in its appeal judgement of Stanislav Galić in 2006 summarized Statement the evidence and ruled Legal_rulings that the conclusion that the shells had been fired Use_firearm from a location occupied by Serbian forces was a reasonable one ; nevertheless , Radovan Karadžić during his trial before ICTY tried to use this claim to his defense , but was found Know guilty .

Following Bosnia and Herzegovina 's declaration Expressing_publicly of independence ( which gained international recognition ) , the Bosnian Serbs , led by Radovan Karadžić and supported by the Serbian government of Slobodan Milošević and the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) , mobilised Arranging their forces inside Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to secure Getting ethnic Serb territory , then war soon spread Dispersal across the country , accompanied by ethnic cleansing .