Ex-Yugoslav army chief begins appeal to ICTY

[JURIST] Ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic [ICTY profile, PDF; JURIST news archive] began his appeal [redacted brief, PDF] before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] on Tuesday in an attempt to overturn his conviction [JURIST report] on crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the wars in Bosnia and Croatia. Perisic, the only Yugoslav officer to be convicted, was sentenced to 27 years in prison and appealed the conviction in April. Perisic began his...

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