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72-year-old Bosnian Croat war criminal commits suicide in front of UN Maltese judge Carmel Agius!

M. M. ALAM

HAGUE: After losing an appeal against lengthy imprisonment, the 72-year-old Bosnian war (1992-95) criminal Slobodan Praljak committed suicide right in front of the judge.

Shouting that he was not a criminal the ex-commander of Bosnian Croat forces drank from a phial containing deadly poison.

The shocking act of the ex-commander of Bosnian Croat forces came following  his two-decade-long sentence for atrocities committed in Mostar was upheld.

Right after drinking the contents of a small bottle he said: “I just drank poison…I am not a war criminal. I oppose this conviction”. 

He was rushed to hospital from the crime scene (the UN court) but he died there. 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.