Hague tribunal prosecutor seeks long prison sentence for Milutinovic

21/08/2008

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- UN war crimes tribunal prosecutor Thomas Hannis demanded a prison sentence of 20 years to life Wednesday (August 20th) in his final argument in the trial of six former senior Serb officials, including former President Milan Milutinovic. Milutinovic, who served as president from 1997-2002, and his co-defendants allegedly committed war crimes during the Kosovo conflict in 1998-1999. All insist they are innocent. (Makfax, BTA, BalkanWeb, Beta, B92 - 21/08/08)