an hour agoKaradzic files life sentence
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has filed a new complaint against The Hague International Tribunal's decision to increase his sentence from 40 years in prison to life imprisonment. “President Radovan Karadzic complaints to a life sentence”, reportedly delivered by his attorney and published [...]
“President Radovan Karadzic complaints to a life sentence”, reportedly delivered by his lawyer and published by The Hague tribunal on Thursday.
On March 20th, this court ruled against the 73-year-old complaint about the genocide and war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the nineth years. Unless he canceled his earlier sentence, the court extended him to life imprisonment.
The United States Embassy in Sarajevo has welcomed this decision, saying it presents an important step to hold individuals responsible for the terrible suffering of Bosnia and Herzegovina's people and offers justice to victims and their families.
The judges of the International War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague will now decide whether to accept this complaint or not, though the decisions of this body are usually final and do not change.
The notorious former Serb leader is accused of his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, the siege of Sarajevo and war crimes in 20 Bosnian municipalities, writes “Free Europe”.
