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Ex-army chief: 'I am innocent of war crimes'

The former chief of the Yugoslav army today told a UN war crimes court he is innocent of involvement in atrocities, including the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo.

Ex-army chief: 'I am innocent of war crimes'

Fri, 03 Oct, 2008 - 10:45

The former chief of the Yugoslav army today told a UN war crimes court he is innocent of involvement in atrocities, including the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo.

Former General Momcilo Perisic told Yugoslav war crimes tribunal judges he regrets the horrors of the Balkan wars.

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