Bosnian Serb Officer’s Plea for Release from Jail Rejected Again
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague has yet again rejected a request from Radislav Krstic to be freed from prison, citing his inadequate rehabilitation despite his public acknowledgement of his crimes. “The high gravity of his crimes strongly militates against granting him early release and Krstic has not made a demonstration of rehabilitation commensurate with the gravity of his criminal conduct,” judge Graciela Gatti Santana, president of the International Residual Mechanism, stated in her decision. Gatti Santana said she made the decision despite the fact that Krstic does meets the requirements to be considered for early release, having served two-thirds of his 35-year sentence.
- ▪The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague has yet again rejected a request from Radislav Krstic to be freed from prison, citing his inadequate rehabilitation despite his public acknowledgement of his crimes.
- ▪“The high gravity of his crimes strongly militates against granting him early release and Krstic has not made a demonstration of rehabilitation commensurate with the gravity of his criminal conduct,” judge Graciela Gatti Santana, president
- ▪Gatti Santana said she made the decision despite the fact that Krstic does meets the requirements to be considered for early release, having served two-thirds of his 35-year sentence.
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NewsBosnian Serb Officer’s Plea for Release from Jail Rejected AgainLamija GreboSarajevoBIRNJuly 8, 202608:17Hague judges turned down a request for early release from Radislav Krstic, wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Drina Corps, who is serving 35 years in prison for aiding and abetting the Srebrenica genocide.<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1117313" src="//balkaninsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Radislav-Krstic-e1783491015275-1280x719.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="674" srcset="//balkaninsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Radislav-Krstic-e1783491015275-1280x719.jpg 1280w, //balkaninsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Radislav-Krstic-e1783491015275-640x359.jpg 640w,…
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