In the film, Czech investigator Vladimir Dzuro takes us on a tour of horrifying war crime sites in former Yugoslavia. What happened to the people who survived executions and still live there haunted by agonizing memories? What is the significance and meaning of international justice?

The film is inspired by Dzuro’s bestselling book The Investigator – Demons of the Balkan War (Grada, 2017, and Potomac Books, 2019).

TRAILER:
https://vimeo.com/793687774

Directed by Viktor Portel, 2022, 74 minutes, in Czech with English subtitles

Event Details:
Date/Time: October 5, 2023, at 6 pm

Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic
3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008

RSVP required: https://theinvestigatorfilm.eventbrite.com/

Admission is free.

About the Special Guest:
Vladimir Dzuro, Commissioner ret. was born in the Czech Republic. Between 1983 and 1995 he worked as a criminal detective initially with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Prague investigating violent crime and later at the National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol in Prague.

In 1994, he actively participated in the work of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in the former Yugoslavia. In April 1995, he began a ten-year stint as an investigator with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

Vladimir worked as Chief of New York Headquarters Office at the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services until his retirement in February 2023.

The Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia awarded Vladimir, for his many years of successful work in international justice, the International Justice Medal. The Czech Minister of Defense awarded him the highest decoration for non-military person, the Golden Linden. The Czech Police President present to Vladimir the Czech Police Force Plaque and a Medal of Honor for his continuing contribution to internationally promoting the reputation of the Police Force of the Czech Republic.

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