Radovan Karadzic's security chief 'masqueraded as psychiatrist at top London hospital'
The former security chief of Radovan Karadzic, the alleged Bosnian war criminal, masqueraded as a psychiatrist at hospitals in Australia and Britain for several years and lied to the International War Crimes Tribunal about his qualifications.
Vitomir Zepinic, who was born in Sarajevo, trained in psychology in Serbia and went on to work for Karadzic during the Balkan conflict.
In 1992 he resigned and emigrated to Australia, where he claimed that his medical documents had been lost.
His claims went unchallenged for more than a decade, during which time he worked as a psychiatrist at Toowoomba Hospital in Queensland and at a clinic in Sydney where he counselled severely traumatised patients, including victims of torture in the former Yugoslavia.
In 2008, a Sydney court found him guilty of six counts of falsely claiming to be a doctor. Zepinic, 57, was spared a jail term and freed on a 24-month good behaviour bond....
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Vitomir Zepinic, who was born in Sarajevo, trained in psychology in Serbia and went on to work for Karadzic during the Balkan conflict.
In 1992 he resigned and emigrated to Australia, where he claimed that his medical documents had been lost.
His claims went unchallenged for more than a decade, during which time he worked as a psychiatrist at Toowoomba Hospital in Queensland and at a clinic in Sydney where he counselled severely traumatised patients, including victims of torture in the former Yugoslavia.
In 2008, a Sydney court found him guilty of six counts of falsely claiming to be a doctor. Zepinic, 57, was spared a jail term and freed on a 24-month good behaviour bond....