ZAGREB/THE HAGUE, Nov 23 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague said on Friday an indictment had been issued against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for genocide in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. This is the third and gravest indictment against Milosevic. He has been charged with crimes against humanity committed in Croatia in 1991-2 and in Kosovo in 1999. The indictment for Bosnia covers crimes committed by Serb troops against Muslim and Croat civilians in 1992-5. Besides genocide, Milosevic has been indicted for crimes against humanity, including persecution and extermination, grave breaches of the Geneva conventions, and violations of the laws or customs of war. In 29 counts, the indictment, confirmed by British judge Richard May on Thursday, charges the former Yugoslav leader with participation in a "joint criminal enterprise", the aim of which was "the
ZAGREB/THE HAGUE, Nov 23 (Hina) - The International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague said on Friday an
indictment had been issued against former Yugoslav President
Slobodan Milosevic for genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This is the third and gravest indictment against Milosevic. He has
been charged with crimes against humanity committed in Croatia in
1991-2 and in Kosovo in 1999.
The indictment for Bosnia covers crimes committed by Serb troops
against Muslim and Croat civilians in 1992-5.
Besides genocide, Milosevic has been indicted for crimes against
humanity, including persecution and extermination, grave breaches
of the Geneva conventions, and violations of the laws or customs of
war.
In 29 counts, the indictment, confirmed by British judge Richard
May on Thursday, charges the former Yugoslav leader with
participation in a "joint criminal enterprise", the aim of which
was "the forcible and permanent removal of the majority of non-
Serbs... from large areas of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina".
This goal was carried out in a series of attacks by Serb troops on
the non-Serb population. Milosevic achieved his objectives through
the JNA, ex-Yugoslavia's federal army, and the Bosnian Serbs' local
leadership and troops, which he controlled and financed.
In this enterprise, Milosevic was joined by Radovan Karadzic,
Momcilo Krajisnik, Biljana Plavsic, general Ratko Mladic, Borisav
Jovic, Branko Kostic, Veljko Kadijevic, Blagoje Adzic, Milan
Martic, Jovica Stanisic, Franko Simatovic, Radovan Stojcic,
Vojislav Seselj, and Zeljko Raznatovic.
The indictment states that thousands of Bosnian Muslims and Croats
were killed during the capture of Bosnian territories, while
thousands were kept in inhumane conditions in more than 50 prison
camps. Many more were deported from their homes.
The total number of people expelled or imprisoned during that time
is estimated to exceed 250,000.
The indictment charges Milosevic with the killing of several
thousand Muslim men and boys after the July 1995 fall of Srebrenica,
at the time a UN safety zone.
The indictment also states that the former Yugoslav president
controlled and manipulated the public with the assistance of state-
owned media, which he used to spread fear and hatred.
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