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# War Criminal Dies After Drinking 'Poison' in Court

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_Published 2017-11-29. Croatian state TV reported Wednesday that a convicted Croat war criminal has died after swallowing what he said was poison seconds after a United Nations judge confirmed his 20-year sentence_


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## Transcript

[ BLANK_AUDIO ] This is [ UNKNOWN ] prosecution's appeal concerning [ UNKNOWN ] in all other respects, affirms the sentence of 20 years of imprisonment Subject to credit being given under rule one one. See of the rules for the period he has already spent in detention. [ FOREIGN ] you may be seated. [ FOREIGN ]. Stop please. Please sit down. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] And Mister [ UNKNOWN ] will you please stand with respect to [ UNKNOWN ]. Grants Petkovic some ground of appeal 5224 in part and the prosecution ground of appeal one in part and the reverses. The trial chambers findings that Petkovic was responsible as a participant.

In a JC, under JCE- [ INAUDIBLE ] program here. Let's make sure [ INAUDIBLE ] question. He's not in a good position here. [ FOREIGN ] I have taken poison. [ FOREIGN ] [ CROSSTALK ] [ FOREIGN ] Okay, we suspend the [ BLANK_AUDIO ] We suspend, please the curtains. Sorry Your Honors. [ FOREIGN ]

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