st ▁Class ▁Vladimir ▁K ova če vić . ▁The ▁charges ▁included ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁the ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Dub rov nik ▁aim ed ▁to ▁det ach ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁an nex ▁it ▁to ▁Ser bia ▁or ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁J ok ić ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁off ensive ▁only ▁aim ed ▁to ▁block ade ▁Dub rov nik , ▁but ▁that ▁claim ▁was ▁later ▁ref uted ▁by ▁C ok ić . ▁Mih ail o ▁Cr n ob r nja , ▁a ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁sie ge ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁force ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁block ades ▁of ▁J NA ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁Pre v la ka ▁Pen ins ula ▁for ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁of ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić ▁was ▁never ▁completed ▁because ▁Mil o še vić ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁while ▁in ▁I CT Y ▁cust ody . ▁Str ug ar ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁I CT Y ▁cust ody ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁trial ▁and ▁appe als ▁process ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁ver dict ▁of ▁conv iction ▁of ▁cr imes including ▁attacks ▁on ▁civ ili ans , ▁dev ast ation ▁not ▁required ▁by ▁military ▁necessity ▁and ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁and ▁custom s ▁of ▁war . ▁He ▁was ▁sent