Gotovina war crimes indictment [ICTY]

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Gotovina war crimes indictment [ICTY]

December 12, 2005 11:25:00 am

The Prosecutor v. Ante Gotovina, Amended Indictment, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, February 19, 2004 [to which Gotovina pleaded not guilty on arraigment before the ICTY on December 12, 2005]. Read the full text of the indictment [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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