Slobodan Praljak, one of the commanders of HVO convicted by ICTY for taking part in joint criminal enterprise responsible for war crimes in the Mostar and Herzegovina areas, committed suicide in court today after his appeal was overturned, shouting that he’s innocent.
Dretelj, from Makeshift series.
The camp was reportedly overcrowded and the inmates were physically abused. There was a lack of food and many inmates suffered from malnutrition. There was also a general lack of hygiene at this camp. Bosnian Croat authorities who allegedly ran the camp admitted to Helsinki Watch representatives that the camp conditions were substandard. They blamed overcrowding as the reason for the substandard conditions. The inmates were reportedly subjected to various forms of torture including having needles pushed under their finger and toe nails, being burned with candles and cigarettes, having their tongues impaled with knives, being forced to give guards rides on their backs, and being forced to eat grass and drink their own urine. Other prisoners were forced to lick the toilets clean. According to one report, several prisoners managed to survive detention at this facility, although an undetermined number of prisoners were tortured and killed at Dretelj. (source: ICRC Final Report, Annex VIII: Camps)
