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ICTY Hague court in turmoil amid claims of manipulation [View all]
Last week an email reportedly written by a Danish judge emerged that claimed external forces were manipulating the court - the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - to protect themselves from future investigations.
One of the recent cases causing concern is that of Franko Simatovic and Jovica Stanisic - two of the highest-ranking Serbian state officials to appear before the tribunal accused of war crimes.
They established and trained the feared Serb paramilitary squads that terrorised non-Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia, and provided the weapons that were used to unlawfully kill them.
But, last month, they were found not guilty and acquitted on all counts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22941857
One of the recent cases causing concern is that of Franko Simatovic and Jovica Stanisic - two of the highest-ranking Serbian state officials to appear before the tribunal accused of war crimes.
They established and trained the feared Serb paramilitary squads that terrorised non-Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia, and provided the weapons that were used to unlawfully kill them.
But, last month, they were found not guilty and acquitted on all counts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22941857
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