Ratko Mladić

5 indicted for war crimes in train abductions case

5 indicted for war crimes in train abductions case

BELGRADE -- The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution on Tuesday announced that it had indicted five former members of the Bosnian Serb army (VRS) for war crimes.

The indictment concerns the Strpci case, when 20 passengers, mostly Bosniaks (Muslims) were taken from a Belgrade-Bar train 22 years ago, and later killed.

UN court upholds life for two convicted in Srebrenica massacre

The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court on Jan. 30 upheld life convictions of two Bosnian Serbs for their role in the Srebrenica massacre of almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995.
      
The Appeal Chamber "affirms the life sentence" against former Bosnian Serb Vujadin Popovic, 57, and Ljubisa Beara, 75, Judge Patrick Robinson said at a hearing at the Hague-based tribunal.

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