Karadzic loses war crimes, genocide appeal
A United Nations court in The Hague on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic against his convictions for crimes committed during the Bosnian war on Wednesday. The appeals chamber also increased his sentence from a 40-year prison term to life in prison.
Presiding judge Vagn Joensen said that the previous verdict was too llight given the “sheer scale and systematic cruelty” of Karadzic’s crimes.
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