THE HAGUE/ZAGREB, Dec 10 (Hina) - A former Bosnian Serb officer, Dragan Obrenovic, who confessed to participation in the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995, when over 7,000 Bosniaks (Muslims) were killed, was sentenced on Wednesday to
17 years in prison, according to a ruling of the Hague-based UN war crimes tribunal.
THE HAGUE/ZAGREB, Dec 10 (Hina) - A former Bosnian Serb officer,
Dragan Obrenovic, who confessed to participation in the Srebrenica
massacre in July 1995, when over 7,000 Bosniaks (Muslims) were
killed, was sentenced on Wednesday to 17 years in prison, according
to a ruling of the Hague-based UN war crimes tribunal. #L#
Obrenovic (40) is one of the two Bosnian Serb army commanders who
admitted to having taken part in the massacre in the eastern Bosnian
town, which is seen as the gravest war crime committed in Europe
since the end of World War II.
Obrenovic, who pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity,
confessed to his role in the persecution of local Muslims on racial,
religious and political bases. After he plea-bargained with the
prosecution and entered the guilty plea, other counts from his
indictment were dropped.
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