Bosnian Serb charged with crimes against humanity for running detention centres

A Bosnian Serb who ran illegal camps where prisoners were tortured and killed during the Bosnian Serb conflict, Friday, was charged for committing crimes against humanity, reports Agence France Presse.

Bosnia’s war crimes court sentenced Branko Vlaco to 15 years in prison for setting up and running four ‘detention centres’ in Sarajevo.

“Vlaco took part in expulsions and executions of civilians,” judge Minka Kreho said while reading the verdict. 

The victims’ associations allege that some 800 civilians were detained in the Serb-run camps in Vogosca.

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