The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague has convicted two senior Bosnian Serbs for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s. Mico Stanisic, a former interior minister in the break-away Bosnian Serb Republic, and Stojan Zupljanin, a senior security official, were both sentenced to 22 years in prison. Anna Holligan reports.
Prisoners transported in refrigeration trucks, mass executions and rape as part of the internment camp routine. The judge was in no doubt that these crimes had been committed and he found the suspects guilty of failing to protect the innocent civilians or prosecute the perpetrators. As the 22 years’ sentences were delivered, Stojan Zupljanin made the sign of the cross before looking to the public gallery and shaking his head. The two will remain in custody, pending any possible appeal.
The Russian authorities have raided several non-governmental organisations in Moscow including Human Rights Watch and Transparency International. Officials said they were investigating links to extremism. Critics say the raids are an attack on civil society. But the Kremlin says monitoring such organisations is necessary for national security.
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The British government says it’s determined to deport the
radical
Muslim preacher Abu Qatada, who faces trial in Jordan on terrorism charges. On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal in London upheld a ruling that he couldn’t be returned there. The judges said Britain couldn’t expose those who faced a real risk that evidence obtained through