国际英语资讯:UN war crimes court for former Yugoslavia completes work after stunning drama
<p><span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="HAGUE">HAGUE</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 29-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="convict">convict</span> <span word="Slobodan">Slobodan</span> <span word="Praljak">Praljak</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Tribunal">Tribunal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span> (<span word="ICTY">ICTY</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Accused">Accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="Praljak">Praljak</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HMC">HMC</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtroom">courtroom</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="pronouncement">pronouncement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="upheld">upheld</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="and">and</span> 20-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="Croat">Croat</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1992-1995 <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Judges">Judges</span>, <span word="Slobodan">Slobodan</span> <span word="Praljak">Praljak</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Praljak">Praljak</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICTY">ICTY</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Carmel">Carmel</span> <span word="Agius">Agius</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="session">session</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICTY">ICTY</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICTY">ICTY</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="tribunal">tribunal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kin">kin</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convict">convict</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtroom">courtroom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novelty">novelty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICTY">ICTY</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribunal">tribunal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="convicts">convicts</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribunal">tribunal</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICTY">ICTY</span>.</p>
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