Bosnian Croat ex-general dies after gulping poison while hearing verdict

19:02, 29.11.2017

A former Croat army general, Slobodan Praljak, has died after taking poison while hearing the International Crime Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia pronounce a verdict in his case, the Croatian news agency Hina said on Wednesday quoting a source in Praljak’s entourage.

“General Slobodan Praljak has died in hospital in The Hague after taking poison in the courtroom as the ICTY upheld a 20-year prison term,” Hina said, as reported by Tass News Agency.

While the sentence was bring read out, Praljak stood up and said: “Judges, Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal! I reject your sentence with contempt!” After that he drank some liquid. His lawyer said it was poison. Earlier, ICTY spokesman said Praljak was alive and receiving medical assistance.

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