Ratko Mladic Bosnia charges cut to speed ICTY trial

dipsydoodle

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Sat Dec-03-11 05:04 AM
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Ratko Mladic Bosnia charges cut to speed ICTY trial

Source: BBC News

The war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is reducing the number of charges against the former commander of Bosnian Serb forces, Gen Ratko Mladic, because of fears about his health.

The tribunal accepted the prosecutor's request to cut the number of crimes in the indictment from 196 to 106.

Judge Bakone Justice Moloto said the decision was made "in the interest of a fair and expeditious trial".

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He is charged with genocide at Srebrenica, where 7,500 Muslim men and boys were killed in July 1995.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16012961

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Sat Dec-03-11 11:39 AM
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1. It would sure be a shame if he died

Edited on Sat Dec-03-11 11:39 AM by Turbineguy

before he could be sentenced to prison for the rest of his life.

There should be a sarcasm smiley somewhere in there.

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