Serbian secret police chiefs sentenced to 12 years over Bosnian war atrocities

The Hague rules Jovica Stanii and Franko Simatovi supported Serb paramilitaries in ethnic cleansing in Bosanski amac

Two Serbian secret police chiefs have been sentenced by The Hague war crimes tribunal to 12 years in prison for their role in atrocities during the Bosnian war.

Jovica Stanii, the former head of the state security service (DB) and his deputy, Franko Frenki" Simatovi, who ran DB's special forces, were ruled to have been involved in providing some support" to the Serb paramilitaries who carried out ethnic cleansing in the Bosnian town of Bosanski amac.