Thursday, February 28, 2013

Voice of America: Ex-Yugoslav Army Leader Acquitted of War Crimes

Voice of America
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Ex-Yugoslav Army Leader Acquitted of War Crimes
Feb 28th 2013, 21:44

The former head of the Yugoslav army was acquitted on Thursday of charges of aiding and abetting atrocities committed in Bosnia and Croatia during the 1990s, in a ruling that was condemned by victims but welcomed by Serb officials.   United Nations war crimes judges said Momcilo Perisic had provided legitimate military support to the ethnic Serb Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) forces in Bosnia, but ruled he had not ordered them to commit war crimes.   "While Mr. Perisic may have ...

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