Bosnian Muslim jailed for war crimes by Friday 30 June 2006 3:07 PM GMT
Oric (C) led Srebrenica's defence during the Bosnian war The UN war crimes tribunal has sentenced the Bosnian Muslim commander who led the 1995 defence of Srebrenica to two years in prison for war crimes. Naser Oric, who will be released for time already served, had pleaded not guilty to six charges of war crimes, including murder and cruel treatment of Bosnian Serbs in 1992-93. He was in charge of forces which tortured and killed Serb prisoners and torched Bosnian Serb villages. The court on Friday ordered that Oric, who had been in custody since April 2003, "be released as soon as the necessary practical arrangements have been made". Oric is one of at least half a dozen Bosnian Muslims to have been indicted by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. His arrest in 2003 marked a milestone for the court, which has faced accusations by Serbs that it is biased against them. Punishing with pliers The indictment against Oric said military police under his command beat Serb detainees with metal bars, baseball bats and rifle butts and extracted teeth with pliers. He is accused of failing to prevent this or punish those responsible. He is also charged with responsibility for wanton destruction of Serb villages around Srebrenica. Prosecutors say he failed to take reasonable measures to prevent war crimes and to punish those responsible. Oric is considered a hero by many Bosnian Muslims for spearheading the defence of Srebrenica in the 1992-95 Bosnian war. Srebrenica, a Bosnian Muslim enclave in eastern Bosnia, later became a byword for mass murder after Serb forces overran the town in July 1995 and massacred up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Europe's worst atrocity since the second world war. Reuters By You can find this article at: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/80932B1D-8158-4081-9DBA- D3FDAB2FE7A8.htm Close ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
