War criminal granted early release
THE Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal in The Hague has granted a request for the early release of former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic after serving two-thirds of an 11-year sentence for war crimes.
Plavsic was convicted in February 2003 of persecuting Bosnian Muslims in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, but will have served two-thirds of her sentence in October, making her eligible for parole under laws in Sweden, where she is being detained.
Judge Patrick Robinson at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said today that Plavsic should be granted early release as she is entitled to under Swedish law, "notwithstanding the gravity of her crimes."
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Plavsic was convicted in February 2003 of persecuting Bosnian Muslims in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, but will have served two-thirds of her sentence in October, making her eligible for parole under laws in Sweden, where she is being detained.
Judge Patrick Robinson at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said today that Plavsic should be granted early release as she is entitled to under Swedish law, "notwithstanding the gravity of her crimes."