Oric escapes

In Serbian.
RTS 080703/05

A UN appeals court on Thursday overturned the war crimes conviction of Naser Oric, a Bosniak considered a war hero by many in his country for fighting Serbs in the embattled Srebrenica enclave during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Oric, 41, was convicted two years ago by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal of failing to prevent the murder and torture of Serb captives in Srebrenica. But judges gave him a lenient two-year sentence and ordered his immediate release because of time spent in custody. But appeals judges went even further, overturning both convictions because the original trial failed to establish that "Oric had control over forces responsible for the crimes."

- Oric goes free. Who cares; this is politics and has no relation with justice. But a scandal it is. Like in the Haradinaj case, this 'court' has showed its colours (stars and stripes, and a dead kangaroo as a pennant).
It's said that ICTY might be regarded as a model for the ICC. One can't imagine this, but if so, the world is definitely back on the level where reason, let alone justice, is inferior to power.
Oric was the commander of a Bosniak unit which shouldn't be in Srebrenica in the first place -- it was a demilitarized zone. If he wasn't responsible for atrocities committed by his men, who was? Izetbegovic? That would be convenient. - JJ
- http://tinyurl.com/6kjl6q
- http://tinyurl.com/3c2x7g

- "Shortly before the Bosnian Serb attack on Srebrenica, the Muslim troops stationed in that enclave carried out murderous attacks on nearby Serb villages. These attacks were certain to incite Serb commanders to retaliate against the Srebrenica garrison.
Meanwhile, the Muslim high command in Sarajevo ordered the Srebrenica commanders, Oric and his lieutenants, to withdraw from Srebrenica, leaving thousands of his soldiers without commanders, without orders, and in total confusion when the foreseeable Serb attack occurred. Surviving Srebrenica Muslim officials have bitterly accused the Izetbegovic government of deliberately sacrificing them to the interests of his state." - http://tinyurl.com/5at6jt

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