UN court sentences Srebrenica commander to life
- Published: 12 Dec 2012 at 23.46
- Online news: World
The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court found Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir guilty of genocide Wednesday for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst atrocity since World War II, and sentenced him to life in jail.
Former high-ranking Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir crosses himself as he waits for the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to deliver its judgement in The Hague on December 12, 2012. Tolimir was found guilty of genocide for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, and jailed for life.
"The majority of the court finds you guilty" of crimes including genocide, Judge Christoph Flugge said at the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
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