A Croatian court sentenced a former Serbian paramilitary, extradited from France, to twenty years in prison after he was found guilty of war crimes committed during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The man was prosecuted for atrocities perpetrated against Croatian civilians and prisoners during Croatia's war of independence.
Arrested on French soil after several years spent discreetly in Western Europe, the former combatant was the subject of a warrant long sought by Zagreb. Croatian authorities suspected him of having participated in operations carried out by Serbian paramilitary units in occupied areas during the conflict.
Legal proceedings still ongoing thirty years after the war
The Croatian court found that the evidence gathered established his responsibility for several acts of violence committed in the early 1990s. The defense contested some of the accusations and may appeal the decision.
More than thirty years after the Balkan Wars, Croatia continues to search for and prosecute former combatants suspected of war crimes. Several cases remain open in the region concerning the violence committed during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
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