he’d been on the run for over a decade
and on trial for more than five years
but in March 2016 a verdict was finally
delivered in the case against this
one-time Bosnian war leader welcome to
watchmojo.com it we’re counting down ten
crucial facts you should know about the
Radovan Karadzic sentence number ten who
is Radovan Karadzic a former
psychiatrist
Radovan Karadzic served as the first
president of Republic of Srpska a major
political division in Bosnia and
Herzegovina Karagias RS fought for the
Serbian population during the Bosnian
Civil War between 1992 and 1995 which
was part of the breakup of Yugoslavia a
commanding leader he was actually
admired by many during his early days as
president the Greek Orthodox Church
described him as quote one of the most
prominent sons of our Lord Jesus Christ
working for peace however his methods
became increasingly less admirable and
post Bosnian war
Karadzic was answerable to a long list
of war crimes and crimes against
humanity number 9 what was the outcome
of the court trial facing the
International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia which was established
in May 1993 guilty of the following
counts
Karadzic was found guilty of 10 out of
11 counts including genocide crimes
against humanity murder and severe
breaches of the Geneva Convention the
court found Karadzic guilty of genocide
in relation to the cerebral needs a
massacre of July 1995 but he was
acquitted of a second charge relating to
a series of killings staged in Serbian
municipalities around Bosnia in 1992 in
total Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years
imprisonment on March 24 2016 the
chamber hereby sentences you
Radovan Karadzic to a single sentence of
44 0 years of imprisonment
eight what is the Bosnian genocide the
Bosnian genocide was an ethnic cleansing
campaign carried out against Bosniaks or
Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats
throughout the war between 1992 and 1995
Bosnian Serb perpetrators captured
murdered raped assaulted and tortured
victims deported whole communities
targeted civilians and destroyed homes
businesses and places of worship
Karadzic is the highest ranking official
currently held responsible for the
atrocities former president of Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic had been on trial for
numerous counts relating to genocide as
well but he died before his case could
be concluded number 7 what is the
cerebral Nitze massacre carried out in
july 1995 the cerebra needs a massacre
saw Bosnian Serbs round up up to eight
thousand three hundred and seventy three
Muslim Bosniaks predominantly men and
boys before systematically shooting them
and dumping their bodies in mass graves
in April 1993 the United Nations had
declared the region a quote safe area
under its protection but the army of
Republika Srpska proved too strong for
cerebra needs of defenses the massacre
for which Karadzic has been found guilty
of genocide was described in 2005 by the
secretary-general of the UN at the time
Kofi Annan as the quote worst crime on
European soil since the second world war
number 6 who else is on trial for
genocide Ratko Mladic is also on trial
for his role serving as the chief of
staff of the army of Republika Srpska
the military leader often labelled as
the butcher of bosnia bladedge is
accused of committing genocide war
crimes and crimes against humanity he’s
particularly linked to this Rayburn itza
Massacre and the 1425 day siege of
Sarajevo a figure even Karadzic labelled
a quote madman he was arrested in Serbia
on May 26 2011 almost 16 years after the
end of the Bosnian war bladedge was
extradited to the Hague on may 31st 2011
where his trial by the icy
why remained ongoing as of early 2016
number five what is the controversy
surrounding the genocide at present
allegations and charges are laid against
Karadzic and the Republic of Srpska a
breakaway faction of Bosnian Serbs
however some analysts argue that Serbia
itself should be implicated in the case
and that charges of genocide should be
put against the country as a whole the
army of Republika Srpska had close ties
to Belgrade with some commentators
suggesting that it was funded equipped
and generally controlled by the Serbian
capital city arguments against Serbia
are strengthened by the fact that many
wartime documents were never made public
or were only partly available the Serbs
say this is for security reasons but
some onlookers claim it to be part of a
cover-up number four
how did Karadzic evade trial for ten
years despite being indicted by an
international war crimes tribunal in
July 1995 Karadzic wasn’t captured and
arrested until July 2008 in the
intervening time he’d been hiding in
plain sight posing as an expert in
alternative medicine in Belgrade and
also in Vienna the former president took
on variations of the alias dr. dragon
David dubbing had his own website wrote
for alternative medicine magazines gave
lectures carried business cards and was
based in a local clinic when he was
arrested in Belgrade his physical
transformation left many unsure that it
was the same man number three how did
carriage achieve a trial for ten years
part two even when caught Karadzic
worked to delay the trial for as long as
possible
mostly by threatening boycotts and
opting to represent himself in court I’m
here in front of you not to defend
myself one man but to defend the
greatness of one small nation in
bosnia-herzegovina he also alleged that
he’d been on the run because of an
agreement made with leading American
Democrat Richard Holbrooke in which
Holbrooke had agreed that Karadzic would
not be sent to the hague tribunal if he
withdrew from politics Holbrooke
dismissed the claim as a quote flat-out
lie Karadzic continued
we argued that there was an unfair
agenda against him as well and initially
refused to enter a plea entirely the
court had to enter a not guilty plea to
all 11 charges on his behalf and the
defense finds you
Radovan Karadzic not guilty number two
are their supporters of Karadzic
Karagias conviction has not been well
received by everyone as for many
Serbians the former leader is a
nationalist icon and to this day he
remains a unifying force when Karadzic
was arrested in 2008 the New York Times
spoke with even Shosh each then 19 and a
member of the radical party quote we
feel sad said mr. Sheikh because we’re
giving away a hero a man who was a hero
for us the March 2016 verdict against
Karadzic inspired a protest rally in the
streets of Belgrade thousands of people
marched for the convicted genocide Asst
chanting anti-eu and anti-us sentiments
number one is this sufficient
restitution for the survivors while
Karadzic is 40 year sentence is too
harsh in the opinion of his supporters
it’s far too short for those against him
including the families of his victims
The Guardian newspaper quotes haughty
jamak Maravich who lost her family at
Schreiber Nitze quote this judgement is
a reward for carriages she says we have
no more faith in the prosecutors and
judges Nejad abdic a survivor of cerebra
Nitza underlines what many people
believe is an injustice quote whatever
punishment he gets there is no
punishment severe enough for people like
that
while Karadzic has finally been made to
answer for his crimes his victims
believe that the sentence is not strong
enough the punishment is too little and
it has certainly come too late did these
facts get you thinking to vote for which
news story is covered next head over to
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you
and on trial for more than five years
but in March 2016 a verdict was finally
delivered in the case against this
one-time Bosnian war leader welcome to
watchmojo.com it we’re counting down ten
crucial facts you should know about the
Radovan Karadzic sentence number ten who
is Radovan Karadzic a former
psychiatrist
Radovan Karadzic served as the first
president of Republic of Srpska a major
political division in Bosnia and
Herzegovina Karagias RS fought for the
Serbian population during the Bosnian
Civil War between 1992 and 1995 which
was part of the breakup of Yugoslavia a
commanding leader he was actually
admired by many during his early days as
president the Greek Orthodox Church
described him as quote one of the most
prominent sons of our Lord Jesus Christ
working for peace however his methods
became increasingly less admirable and
post Bosnian war
Karadzic was answerable to a long list
of war crimes and crimes against
humanity number 9 what was the outcome
of the court trial facing the
International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia which was established
in May 1993 guilty of the following
counts
Karadzic was found guilty of 10 out of
11 counts including genocide crimes
against humanity murder and severe
breaches of the Geneva Convention the
court found Karadzic guilty of genocide
in relation to the cerebral needs a
massacre of July 1995 but he was
acquitted of a second charge relating to
a series of killings staged in Serbian
municipalities around Bosnia in 1992 in
total Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years
imprisonment on March 24 2016 the
chamber hereby sentences you
Radovan Karadzic to a single sentence of
44 0 years of imprisonment
eight what is the Bosnian genocide the
Bosnian genocide was an ethnic cleansing
campaign carried out against Bosniaks or
Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats
throughout the war between 1992 and 1995
Bosnian Serb perpetrators captured
murdered raped assaulted and tortured
victims deported whole communities
targeted civilians and destroyed homes
businesses and places of worship
Karadzic is the highest ranking official
currently held responsible for the
atrocities former president of Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic had been on trial for
numerous counts relating to genocide as
well but he died before his case could
be concluded number 7 what is the
cerebral Nitze massacre carried out in
july 1995 the cerebra needs a massacre
saw Bosnian Serbs round up up to eight
thousand three hundred and seventy three
Muslim Bosniaks predominantly men and
boys before systematically shooting them
and dumping their bodies in mass graves
in April 1993 the United Nations had
declared the region a quote safe area
under its protection but the army of
Republika Srpska proved too strong for
cerebra needs of defenses the massacre
for which Karadzic has been found guilty
of genocide was described in 2005 by the
secretary-general of the UN at the time
Kofi Annan as the quote worst crime on
European soil since the second world war
number 6 who else is on trial for
genocide Ratko Mladic is also on trial
for his role serving as the chief of
staff of the army of Republika Srpska
the military leader often labelled as
the butcher of bosnia bladedge is
accused of committing genocide war
crimes and crimes against humanity he’s
particularly linked to this Rayburn itza
Massacre and the 1425 day siege of
Sarajevo a figure even Karadzic labelled
a quote madman he was arrested in Serbia
on May 26 2011 almost 16 years after the
end of the Bosnian war bladedge was
extradited to the Hague on may 31st 2011
where his trial by the icy
why remained ongoing as of early 2016
number five what is the controversy
surrounding the genocide at present
allegations and charges are laid against
Karadzic and the Republic of Srpska a
breakaway faction of Bosnian Serbs
however some analysts argue that Serbia
itself should be implicated in the case
and that charges of genocide should be
put against the country as a whole the
army of Republika Srpska had close ties
to Belgrade with some commentators
suggesting that it was funded equipped
and generally controlled by the Serbian
capital city arguments against Serbia
are strengthened by the fact that many
wartime documents were never made public
or were only partly available the Serbs
say this is for security reasons but
some onlookers claim it to be part of a
cover-up number four
how did Karadzic evade trial for ten
years despite being indicted by an
international war crimes tribunal in
July 1995 Karadzic wasn’t captured and
arrested until July 2008 in the
intervening time he’d been hiding in
plain sight posing as an expert in
alternative medicine in Belgrade and
also in Vienna the former president took
on variations of the alias dr. dragon
David dubbing had his own website wrote
for alternative medicine magazines gave
lectures carried business cards and was
based in a local clinic when he was
arrested in Belgrade his physical
transformation left many unsure that it
was the same man number three how did
carriage achieve a trial for ten years
part two even when caught Karadzic
worked to delay the trial for as long as
possible
mostly by threatening boycotts and
opting to represent himself in court I’m
here in front of you not to defend
myself one man but to defend the
greatness of one small nation in
bosnia-herzegovina he also alleged that
he’d been on the run because of an
agreement made with leading American
Democrat Richard Holbrooke in which
Holbrooke had agreed that Karadzic would
not be sent to the hague tribunal if he
withdrew from politics Holbrooke
dismissed the claim as a quote flat-out
lie Karadzic continued
we argued that there was an unfair
agenda against him as well and initially
refused to enter a plea entirely the
court had to enter a not guilty plea to
all 11 charges on his behalf and the
defense finds you
Radovan Karadzic not guilty number two
are their supporters of Karadzic
Karagias conviction has not been well
received by everyone as for many
Serbians the former leader is a
nationalist icon and to this day he
remains a unifying force when Karadzic
was arrested in 2008 the New York Times
spoke with even Shosh each then 19 and a
member of the radical party quote we
feel sad said mr. Sheikh because we’re
giving away a hero a man who was a hero
for us the March 2016 verdict against
Karadzic inspired a protest rally in the
streets of Belgrade thousands of people
marched for the convicted genocide Asst
chanting anti-eu and anti-us sentiments
number one is this sufficient
restitution for the survivors while
Karadzic is 40 year sentence is too
harsh in the opinion of his supporters
it’s far too short for those against him
including the families of his victims
The Guardian newspaper quotes haughty
jamak Maravich who lost her family at
Schreiber Nitze quote this judgement is
a reward for carriages she says we have
no more faith in the prosecutors and
judges Nejad abdic a survivor of cerebra
Nitza underlines what many people
believe is an injustice quote whatever
punishment he gets there is no
punishment severe enough for people like
that
while Karadzic has finally been made to
answer for his crimes his victims
believe that the sentence is not strong
enough the punishment is too little and
it has certainly come too late did these
facts get you thinking to vote for which
news story is covered next head over to
watchmojo.com slash suggest and be sure
to hit that subscribe button for more
newsworthy top 10s published every week
you
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