A former Bosnian Serb soldier, who was convicted of war crimes and imprisoned, has been recaptured by authorities after escaping from prison four years ago.
Radovan Stankovic was convicted of ear crimes and crimes against humanity, after being found guilty of raping and enslaving Bosnian Muslim girls and women during the 1992-1995 war. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Stankovic managed to escape from prison in 2007 after accomplices intercepted a prison convoy that was transferring him to hospital, which resulted in the prison director and 10 other employees being suspended. He was recaptured in the town of Foca, less than a mile from the prison where he escaped.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia praised the capture, commenting in a statement,
Radovan Stankovic was convicted of ear crimes and crimes against humanity, after being found guilty of raping and enslaving Bosnian Muslim girls and women during the 1992-1995 war. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Stankovic managed to escape from prison in 2007 after accomplices intercepted a prison convoy that was transferring him to hospital, which resulted in the prison director and 10 other employees being suspended. He was recaptured in the town of Foca, less than a mile from the prison where he escaped.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia praised the capture, commenting in a statement,
"Today's apprehension of Stankovic significant for the victims of the grave crimes he has been convicted for."
"I hope that this arrest reflects an increased commitment of the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the process of bringing to justice those responsible for the grave crimes committed on their territory in the early 1990s."
