International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

ICTY convicts Radovan Karadžić for crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

As per a press release by International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [t]rial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today convicted Radovan Karadžić, former President of Republika Srpska (RS) and Supreme Commander of its armed forces, of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war committed by Serb forces during the armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), from 1992 until 1995. He was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment.