THE HAGUE, March 3 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) refused to comment on the first harsh reactions voiced in Croatia to the sentence read to former commander of the Central Bosnia
Operative Zone, General Tihomir Blaskic. Blaskic was on Friday sentenced by the Tribunal to 45 years in prison for crimes committed in the Lasva Valley during Croat-Moslem conflicts in 1993. The judges provided to comment. The sentence speaks for itself, the Tribunal's spokesman, Jim Landale, said in The Hague. We have no comment today, the Prosecution's spokesman, Paul Risley, said. Croatian officials mostly described the sentence as too harsh and added evidence on which the sentence was based must be reviewed. The sentence will provide the victims of crimes in the Lasva Valley with a sense of justice, Risley said. He added the Prosecutor's Office had not discussed on Friday wheth
THE HAGUE, March 3 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) refused to comment on the first harsh
reactions voiced in Croatia to the sentence read to former
commander of the Central Bosnia Operative Zone, General Tihomir
Blaskic.
Blaskic was on Friday sentenced by the Tribunal to 45 years in
prison for crimes committed in the Lasva Valley during Croat-Moslem
conflicts in 1993.
The judges provided to comment.
The sentence speaks for itself, the Tribunal's spokesman, Jim
Landale, said in The Hague.
We have no comment today, the Prosecution's spokesman, Paul Risley,
said.
Croatian officials mostly described the sentence as too harsh and
added evidence on which the sentence was based must be reviewed.
The sentence will provide the victims of crimes in the Lasva Valley
with a sense of justice, Risley said.
He added the Prosecutor's Office had not discussed on Friday
whether to appeal the sentence.
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