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Roland Bartetzko (born 1970) is a German former soldier who fought with the Croatian Defence Council in the Bosnian War (1992–1995) and the Kosovo Liberation Army in the Kosovo War (1998–1999). In 2001, Bartetzko orchestrated a car bombing outside a Yugoslav government office in Pristina, killing one Serb civilian and injuring four others. He was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorism, becoming the first Westerner to be charged with murder in post-war Kosovo. The following year, he was convicted on all counts by an international court and sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment. Bartetzko's sentence was later commuted to 20 years' imprisonment. He was released on parole in 2015, and has since become a published author and prolific contributor on the question-and-answe