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Serbia: convicted war criminal to teach at military academy
General Lazarevic sentenced to 14 years in prison by UN tribunal
19 October, 16:15
(ANSA) - TRIESTE - Serbia's defense minister Aleksandar Vulin
said a former general convicted for war crimes and other Serb
commanders who took part in a bloody crackdown against Kosovo's
Albanians in the 1990s will be invited to teach at the Balkan
country's military academy. Vulin told Serbia's state TV that
Lazarevic and the other officers are "exceptional people" who
would be sought by "any military academy in the world".
Vulin has praised former Gen. Vladimir Lazarevic, who was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UN war crimes tribunal for atrocities committed by Serb troops in Kosovo during the 1998-99 violence that left over 10,000 people killed. The bloodshed stopped only after a 78-day NATO bombardment. Lazarevic was released from prison in 2015 after serving two-thirds of his sentence. (ANSA).
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Vulin has praised former Gen. Vladimir Lazarevic, who was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UN war crimes tribunal for atrocities committed by Serb troops in Kosovo during the 1998-99 violence that left over 10,000 people killed. The bloodshed stopped only after a 78-day NATO bombardment. Lazarevic was released from prison in 2015 after serving two-thirds of his sentence. (ANSA).
