The Hague Tribunal has rejected a prosecution motion to reconsider the acquittal of former Yugoslav Army general Momcilo Perisic over war crimes in Sarajevo and Srebrenica.
The Hague Tribunal prosecution has asked for the acquittal of former Yugoslav Army general Momcilo Perisic over war crimes in Sarajevo and Srebrenica to be reconsidered by the court.
The Hague Tribunal acquitted Yugoslav Army general Momcilo Perisic on appeal, quashing his 27-year prison sentence for war crimes during the 1990s conflict.
On July 13 this year the Municipal Court in Sarajevo pronounced a first verdict in favour of 13 families of civilians who were killed during the siege of Sarajevo, in a case against Republika Srpska, RS, which primarily represents a moral and legal satisfaction for the victims' families.
They may have been among the worst criminals of the Bosnian war - but the logistical problems in proving snipers responsibility for peoples deaths mean that not one has been convicted.
The Trial Chamber of The Hague Tribunal sentences Momcilo Perisic, former general with the Yugoslav Army, VJ, to 27 years in prison for crimes in Sarajevo, Srebrenica and Zagreb.