73-year-old Karadzic was notorious for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
Radovan Kardzic photographed in 2012 Image: AP/Press Association Images Radovan Kardzic photographed in 2012 Image: AP/Press Association Images Updated 9 minutes ago
Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2016 but appealed his conviction. UN judges in the Hague this afternoon imposed a life sentence. “I think this verdict is historical for justice,” Munira Subasic of the Mothers of Srebrenica victims’ said earlier today, adding that they wanted Karadzic to get a full life sentence.
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