WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Hina) - The United States on Monday welcomed and supported the decision of the Hague war crimes tribunal to sentence Bosnian Croats Dario Kordic and Mario Cerkez to 25 and 15 years in prison respectively. State
Department deputy spokesman Philip Reeker told Hina he could not comment on the sentences which the tribunal's prosecution held inadequate. The United States supports the Tribunal's work and welcomes the verdict which, in yet another case, penalises war crimes committed during conflicts in former Yugoslavia, Reeker said. Kordic was vice-president of the Croat Community of Herceg-Bosna while Cerkez was commander of the Vitez brigade. The main charge levelled against the two men was responsibility for the massacre of Muslim civilians in the village of Ahmici in 1993. The prosecution demanded life imprisonment. Reeker expressed hope that other persons indicted for war crimes by the ICTY would be br
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Hina) - The United States on Monday welcomed and
supported the decision of the Hague war crimes tribunal to sentence
Bosnian Croats Dario Kordic and Mario Cerkez to 25 and 15 years in
prison respectively.
State Department deputy spokesman Philip Reeker told Hina he could
not comment on the sentences which the tribunal's prosecution held
inadequate.
The United States supports the Tribunal's work and welcomes the
verdict which, in yet another case, penalises war crimes committed
during conflicts in former Yugoslavia, Reeker said.
Kordic was vice-president of the Croat Community of Herceg-Bosna
while Cerkez was commander of the Vitez brigade. The main charge
levelled against the two men was responsibility for the massacre of
Muslim civilians in the village of Ahmici in 1993.
The prosecution demanded life imprisonment.
Reeker expressed hope that other persons indicted for war crimes by
the ICTY would be brought to justice as well.
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