Milosevic to face genocide charges

The chief prosecutor of the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague announced that on 1 October she would sign a new indictment against former president Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia for his role in wars in Croatia and Bosnia. The charge would also include the crime of genocide. Mr Milosevic already faces charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the Kosovo war.

The chief prosecutor of the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague announced that on 1 October she would sign a new indictment against former president Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia for his role in wars in Croatia and Bosnia. The charge would also include the crime of genocide. Mr Milosevic already faces charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the Kosovo war.