Croatian Defence Council
ICTY confirms Croatia's joint criminal enterprise
THE HAGUE - The ICTY on Wednesday upheld the sentences for all six former senior officials of the so-called Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna and the Croatian Defence Council accused in the Prlic et al. case, handing them a total of 111 years in prison for their participation in a joint criminal enterprise led by the then leadership of Croatia.
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Hague Tribunal Probes Slobodan Praljak’s Courtroom Death
As Dutch prosecutors confirmed that Bosnian Croat military chief Slobodan Praljak took poison before he died, the Hague Tribunal launched an independent review to establish what went wrong at the UN court.
Croatia Expresses Shock at Hague Tribunal Suicide
Croatia’s president and media expressed shock at the courtroom suicide of Slobodan Praljak, while simulateously criticising the Hague Tribunal’s conviction of six wartime Bosnian Croat military and political leaders.
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Netherlands Probes War Criminal Praljak’s ‘Assisted Suicide’
The Public Prosecution Service in The Hague has opened an inquiry into the possible ‘assisted suicide’ of Slobodan Praljak, who died after saying he had taken poison in court during his verdict.
UK’s Vulliamy Recalls Encounters with Belligerent Praljak
One of Britain’s most respected reporters on the Balkan wars of the 1990s has recalled his two encounters, in court and out, with Slobodan Praljak, the war criminal who committed suicide at the Hague Tribunal.
Bosnian Croat ICTY convict dead after drinking poison
Slobodan Praljak, whom the The Hague Tribunal (ICTY) on Wednesday sentenced to 20 years in prison for war crimes, died after drinking poison in the courtroom.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic confirmed this during an extraordinary news conference, and offered his condolences to the family.
Bosnian Croat Fighter Jailed for Wartime Rape
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Jozo Djojic was sentenced to six years in prison for committing a war crime after being found guilty of raping a woman in the Odzak area in 1992.
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Prosecutors Demand Longer Sentences for Bosnian Croat Leaders
Prosecutors asked the Hague Tribunal to increase the jail sentences of six Bosnian Croat leaders accused of wartime crimes in the unrecognised statelet of Herzeg-Bosna to a total of 220 years.
Bosnia, Croatia Asked to Help With Payment of Hague Defendant’s €2.8m Debt
The Hague Tribunal asked Bosnia and Croatia to help with payment of the 2.8 million euro defence debt of Bosnian Croat ex-military chief Slobodan Praljak, who is currently appealing against his war crimes conviction.
Bosnian Croat Ex-Military Chief Appeals for Acquittal
Slobodan Praljak, the former chief of the Croatian Defence Council’s Main Headquarters, appealed against his conviction for war crimes against Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993 and 1994.