Rebel Serb Leader Milan Martic Sentenced to 35 years for the Murder, Persecution, Torture and Deportation

From Reuters:

The U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced the former leader of rebel Serbs in Croatia, Milan Martic, to 35 years in jail for his role in atrocities committed while rebel Serbs set up a breakaway state in Croatia.

Martic, 52, was found guilty of criminal responsibility for the murder, persecution, torture and deportation of Croats, Muslims and other non Serb civilians, but cleared of extermination. He was also convicted for ordering the unlawful shelling of the Croatian capital Zagreb in May 1995.

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