Serb War Crimes Suspect Ruled Unfit for Trial
The Hague war crimes tribunal declared former Yugoslav army officer Vladimir Kovacevic unfit to stand trial because of mental illness.
Kovacevic, arrested in Serbia in 2003, was charged with six counts of violating the laws and customs of war, including murder and cruel treatment, during the Serb shelling of the historic Croatian town of Dubrovnik in 1991.
“The chamber found that the accused does not have the capacity to plead, to understand the nature of the charges, to understand the course of proceedings ... to testify,” the court said in a statement.
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