Croatian general pleads not guilty to war crimes

Croatian war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina pleaded not guilty today to seven counts of murder, persecution and expulsion of Serbs during the critical final months of the Croatian war in 1995.

One by one, Gotovina replied, “your honour, not guilty,” to the list of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including the killing of 150 Serbs during fighting o retake the Krajina region.