Ill have all of the sport, including a sad day for football dutch legend. Passing away at the age of 68. Hello, a u. N. Judge has found former bosnia serb leader guilty. Ten out of the 11 charges for his role in the bosnian war. He has been held responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity. On the 27th of may, 1995, the accused approved an order to place captured u. N. Personnel and others as potential targets that may come under air strike. Bernie sanders Bernard Smith looks back at the background of the case. I beg your pardon were going to cross over to sarajevo, where our correspondent will give us reaction on the verdict in just a moment, but first we go to emma hayward. Give us the reaction there, emma. Reporter i think there is a sense of relief among the families and victims inside the court. The judgment lasted about an hour and 40 minutes, and in the end we got that judgment. And he was found guilty of ten of the eleven counts against him, including genocide. We heard
Disaster, mourners gather in the french alps. Im brent goff. Welcome to the show. The butcher of bosnia, guilty of genocide. Rather than car of itch Radovan Karadzic has been convicted of genocide. His lawyer says that his client plans to appeal the convictions. Reporter they have waited more than 20 years for this day. Many people here lost loved ones in the bosnian atrocities. The Chamber Hereby sentences you, Radovan Karadzic, to a single sentence of 40 years in prison. Reporter some were disappointed by the verdict. This survivor went to see the maximum sentence life. They just cast everything we went through into the wind. Reporter the chief prosecutor suggested Radovan Karadzic would never walk free. Personally, a 40year sentence for a 70year accused, i think it is not very different from a life sentence. Reporter the u. N. Tribunal convicted the bosnian serb leader of 10 of the charges. In july 1990 five, Bosnian Serbs rounded up and executed about 8000 muslim men and boys. The
On the run. This, as the main suspect from attacks,s paris agrees to be extradited from belgium to france for trial. Syria and iraq we are reporting on new operations in palmyra and mosul. Thanks very much for being with us. The head of the United Nations says it is a historic day today frigid for international justice. Radovan karadzic has been found guilty of genocide and nine other charges. Atrocities committed in the bosnian war from 1992 to 1995. Judges at a tribunal in the hague sentenced him to 40 years in jail. Karadzic is already vowing to appeal. Catherine clifford has the story. Catherine c. found guilty on 10 of 11 charges, Radovan Karadzic received his sentence. The Chamber Hereby sentences you, Radovan Karadzic, to a single sentence of 40, 40, y ears of imprisonment. Catherine c. karadzic denies charges and says though those who committed crimes during the war did not act under his orders. Karadzic faced to charges of genocide faced two charges of genocide. The second cou
Ready im robinson and doha, the top stories on al jazeera in sure lanka, a list of president ial candidates has been presented to parliament. Opposition. Leader says its from odessa and says hes withdrawn from the race to back former minister, dulles, a law petaluma acting president. So i know which im assuming is one of 2 of the candidates. Michelle fernandez has more from colombo al physician lead as such a favor thus announcing his Withdrawal Form that race for president. I did speak to somebody very seen in the party after we heard that decision. And what i was told was that there had been a sort of an Understanding Reached a between subject premier garza and dallas, alabama, who had, he has decided to support. And his party has decided to the board, obviously are the s j b that is such as prim. Thus, his party pushing for the return of the 19th amendment, which basically was the set of rules, the changes to the constitution which strengthened the hand of parliament. And the Prime