Ismet Bajramovic
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Ismet "Ćelo" Bajramović was a Bosnian
soldier and reputed organized crime
figure from Sarajevo
. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and specifically the siege of Sarajevo
, Bajramović played a key role in the defense of the city in the early days of the war.
Bajramović was born in Sarajevo
. Prior to the war was a petty criminal who was in prison from 1985-1991. When the war began, criminal groups were among the first to offer resistance the Yugoslav National Army besieging Sarajevo
. After the initial offensive against the city devolved into a siege those same criminal groups turned to profiteering. Bajramović was one of them and at the same time was head of the military police of Sarajevo. In the fall of 1993 Bajramović was shot in the heart by a sniper
. He was evacuated from the city and returned in 1997.
During the war he was profiled by The New York Times
and Vanity Fair
magazine. He also appeared in an episode of the PBS
program Frontline on the story of Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo
which aired in 1994.
In the post war years Bajramović was often arrested on various charges, In April 2000, he was arrested for murder and spent 4 years in prison until his conviction was overturned. Meanwhile, Bajramović's health began to decline as a result of the bullet wound to the heart. He suffered a tachycardia
and was frequently hospitalized as a result.
On 17 December 2008, Bajramović committed suicide
by shooting himself in the temple
in his Sarajevo
home. His declining health was cited as the motive for the suicide. He was also reportedly distressed by the death of his sister a month earlier.
He didnt commit suicide special agents killed him.
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
soldier and reputed organized crime
Organized crime
Organized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are...
figure from Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and specifically the siege of Sarajevo
Siege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo is the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian War.After Bosnia...
, Bajramović played a key role in the defense of the city in the early days of the war.
Bajramović was born in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. Prior to the war was a petty criminal who was in prison from 1985-1991. When the war began, criminal groups were among the first to offer resistance the Yugoslav National Army besieging Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. After the initial offensive against the city devolved into a siege those same criminal groups turned to profiteering. Bajramović was one of them and at the same time was head of the military police of Sarajevo. In the fall of 1993 Bajramović was shot in the heart by a sniper
Sniper
A sniper is a marksman who shoots targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the capabilities of regular personnel. Snipers typically have specialized training and distinct high-precision rifles....
. He was evacuated from the city and returned in 1997.
During the war he was profiled by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
magazine. He also appeared in an episode of the PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
program Frontline on the story of Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo was an international documentary about the deaths of Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić . The couple were natives of the former Yugoslavia, living in the city of Sarajevo...
which aired in 1994.
In the post war years Bajramović was often arrested on various charges, In April 2000, he was arrested for murder and spent 4 years in prison until his conviction was overturned. Meanwhile, Bajramović's health began to decline as a result of the bullet wound to the heart. He suffered a tachycardia
Tachycardia
Tachycardia comes from the Greek words tachys and kardia . Tachycardia typically refers to a heart rate that exceeds the normal range for a resting heart rate...
and was frequently hospitalized as a result.
On 17 December 2008, Bajramović committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
by shooting himself in the temple
Temple (anatomy)
Temple indicates the side of the head behind the eyes. The bone beneath is the temporal bone as well as part of the sphenoid bone.-Anatomy:Cladists classify land vertebrates based on the presence of an upper hole, a lower hole, both, or neither in the cover of dermal bone which formerly covered the...
in his Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
home. His declining health was cited as the motive for the suicide. He was also reportedly distressed by the death of his sister a month earlier.
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He didnt commit suicide special agents killed him.