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Croatian parliament holds minute's silence for Praljak
Sentence against Croatian leaders for war crimes 'unfair'
30 November, 16:12
(ANSA) - ZAGREB - The Croatian parliament began its Thursday
sitting with a minute's silence in memory of all the Croatian
victims in Bosnia and of General Slobodan Praljak, who committed
suicide by drinking poison on Wednesday at the International
Criminal Tribunal (ICT) in The Hague after being handed down a
definitive sentence for war crimes.
Parliamentary speaker Gordan Jandrokovic read a joint
statement from almost all the parliamentary groups describing
Wednesday's conviction for war crimes of six high-ranking
Croatian politicians and soldiers including Praljak as "unfair
and unacceptable".
"The sentence handed down by the ICT does not take account of
the historical truth and indisputable evidence" concerning the
role of the Croats and of Croatia in the war in Bosnia in
1992-1995. (ANSA).
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