Shocking moment Bosnian Croat war criminal drinks poison during court hearing

Slobodan Praljak, a wartime commander of the Bosnian Croat forces, has died after he took a swig from a flask claimed to contain poison seconds after U.N. appeals judges upheld his 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims. A doctor was called and proceedings halted, but Croatian media later reported that Praljak had died.

Reuters

• November 29, 2017 21:31 IST

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Slobodan Praljak, a wartime commander of the Bosnian Croat forces, has died after he took a swig from a flask claimed to contain poison seconds after U.N. appeals judges upheld his 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims. A doctor was called and proceedings halted, but Croatian media later reported that Praljak had died.