Ratko Mladic jailed for life over Bosnia war genocide
The former Bosnian Serb has been sentenced for life for genocide and other atrocities in the 1990s Bosnian war. He was known as the "Bosnian butcher", he led forces during the massacre of Bosnian muslims in Srebrenica and the siege of Sarajevo. The Un tribunal convicted him on 10/11 charges. However, He had denied the charges and his lawyer said he would appeal.
He was charged with the murder of 7,000 plus men and boys. He was cleared of a second count of genocide in other municipalities. Other charges included war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The crimes of troops under his crimes are as follows: Mass rapes of women and girls. Keeping the people in inhumane conditions-starving, thirsty, sick and beating them. Terrorising civilians by bombing and shooting them and destroying their homes and mosques.
After 16 years on the run since the 1995 war, he was finally found in his cousin's house in Serbia in 2011.
In my opinion he deserved a harsher sentence due to all the atrocities he committed. I hope that all the families that were severely affected by what Mladic did, have some sort of satisfaction or closure now that he has been caught and sentenced. Overall, what he did is not that different to what happens in this day and age in certain parts of the world, just that these current events are not as severe and more covered up by the government.
Rhian it is a good subject matter begging for comparison to other such issues you allued to but fall short of giving the actual examples. Remember CCCEO.
ReplyDeleteit is also important to mention and interrogate the source of the story, in order to measure the bias of the journalist or the agency that they are employed by.