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The commander of Bosnian Muslim forces in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, has had his conviction for war crimes overturned by the UN tribunal in The Hague. Mr Oric was convicted of failing to prevent men under his command killing and mistreating Bosnian Serb prisoners. Between 1992 and 1993 he commanded troops who allegedly destroyed 50 Serb villages, causing thousands of Bosnian Serbs to flee. But judges ruled the first trial failed to prove he had control over the men. Mr Oric's crimes took place well before the 1995 Bosnian Serb massacre of nearly 8,000 Srebrenica Muslims. The 41-year-old ex-bodyguard to former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was convicted two years ago but given a two-year sentence - much less than that demanded by the prosecution. He was ordered to be immediately release because of time he had already... [read full story]
