August 21st 2024.
In April of 1995, Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic and his general Ratko Mladic were spotted on Mountain Vlasic. Karadzic, also known as the "Butcher of Bosnia" and the "Master of life and death", is currently serving a life sentence in Albany Prison on the Isle of Wight for his role in the Bosnian genocide.
Recently, Karadzic has made headlines once again for suing the British government, claiming that his human rights have been violated. He has been denied access to a laptop in his jail cell and has been prohibited from speaking in his native Serbian. Additionally, Karadzic claims that he has not been given proper food to manage his diabetes. Last week, he appeared in court via video link to sue the Secretary of State for Justice, Shabana Mahmood, for £50,000.
Karadzic is representing himself in the case and has argued that he should be allowed the same privileges as other inmates in the UK who are permitted to have computers in their cells. He also expressed frustration that his friends and family are not able to visit him in prison. If the court rules in his favor, it will be the British taxpayers who are responsible for the payout.
Karadzic's involvement in the Bosnian War and the atrocities committed during that time are well-known. He was the president of Republika Srpska, a self-declared Serb entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played a central role in the conflict and was the leader of the armed forces during the ethnic bloodshed.
The most infamous event associated with Karadzic's leadership is the Srebrenica massacre, where over 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were systematically killed by Bosnian Serb forces. He was also implicated in the prolonged siege of Sarajevo, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians.
In 1995, Karadzic was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He went into hiding and became one of the world's most wanted men, with the US government offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture. After 13 years on the run, he was finally arrested in 2008 in Belgrade, where he had been living under a false name.
In March of 2016, Karadzic was found guilty and sentenced to 40 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, two decades after he was indicted. British foreign secretary Dominic Raab stated that Karadzic was one of the few individuals to be convicted of genocide and that he was responsible for the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo.
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