BELGRADE, June 12 (Hina) - The electronic media in Belgrade on Tuesday carried the news, without comment, of the Hague war crime tribunal sentencing Croatian Serb rebel leader Milan Martic to 35 years in prison for war crimes in
Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, with the Serbian Radicals being the only party to criticise the judgement.
BELGRADE, June 12 (Hina) - The electronic media in Belgrade on
Tuesday carried the news, without comment, of the Hague war crime tribunal
sentencing Croatian Serb rebel leader Milan Martic to 35 years in prison for
war crimes in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, with the Serbian Radicals being
the only party to criticise the judgement. The local media reported
that Martic's verdict attracted great publicity in Croatia, carrying comments
by Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Milorad Pupovac, a representative of
the Serb minority in the Croatian parliament.
By late afternoon, there were no statements on the verdict from Serbian
officials.
The only statement was made by representatives of Vojislav Seselj's
Radical Party, who said in the parliament that the verdict was "shameful" and
that Martic was "convicted only because he defended Serbs' rights".
The Radicals also criticised deputies of the Democratic bloc in the
parliament for "being great friends of Croatia".