Bosnian Serb Leader Gets 27-Y in Jail

World | September 27, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

A former adjutant to Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic has been sentenced by a UN war crimes tribunal to 27 years in prison. Momcilo Krajisnik was found guilty of crimes against humanity committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, including murder, extermination, deportation, persecution and ethnic cleansing. However, the Hague court declared that Krajisnik had not acted with the specific intent necessary to be found guilty of genocide. The 61-year-old former Bosnian Serb politician was captured by NATO troops near Sarajevo in 2000 and had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

World » Be a reporter: Write and send your article

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria