Former Bosnian Muslim commander acquitted of war crimes

A former Bosnian Muslim army commander was acquitted of war crimes charges today relating to the massacres of Croat civilians during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.

Judges at the UN war crimes tribunal ordered the immediate release of Sefer Halilovic, 53, saying prosecutors had failed to prove he had been in charge of troops who carried out the killings in the villages of Grabovica and Uzdol.