Prison chief gets 23 years for ‘sadistic’ war crimes

A BOSNIAN Serb prison camp commander who allowed Muslim prisoners to be raped, tortured and murdered was sentenced to 23 years in jail at the UN Yugoslav tribunal in the Hague yesterday.

Dragan Nikolic, 46, stood stone-faced as presiding Judge Wolfgang Schomburg read the sentence, which was longer than the 15 years prosecutors had recommended.

Judge Schomburg said Nikolic deserved to be sentenced to life in prison for his “sadistic” crimes, but the judgment was lenient because he had admitted guilt and expressed remorse.