International Tribunal Convicts Serbian Nationalist of Crimes Against Humanity
- Judges partly overturn Vojislav Seselj’s 2016 acquittal
- Seselj convicted on 3 counts of crimes against humanity
Vojislav Seselj
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A new international tribunal declared Serbian nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj guilty on three counts of crimes against humanity, including hate speech, partially overturning his 2016 acquittal and sentencing him to 10 years in prison, the time he’s already served.
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, which replaced the Hague Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, reversed Seselj’s acquittal in part and found him guilty of “instigating deportation, persecution (forcible displacement) and other inhumane acts (forcible transfer) as crimes against humanity,” it said in the judgment. The 10-year imprisonment sentence was declared served.