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THE HAGUE - A former Bosnian Serb commander charged with the shelling of Sarajevo that killed thousands and creating a "state of terror" during the Bosnian war goes on trial at the UN war crimes tribunal today.
Dragomir Milosevic faces four counts of crimes against humanity and three counts of violations of the laws and customs of war for the campaign waged against the civilian population by his Sarajevo Romanija Corps unit of the Bosnian Serb Army.
Sarajevo's 44-month siege, during which sniper and shell fire rained down on civilians from steep hills surrounding the capital, became synonymous with the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.
Milosevic, 64, has pleaded not guilty. He inherited command of the Romanija Corps from Stanislav Galic, who was given a life sentence for his part in the siege of Sarajevo, in which 14,000 people are thought to have died.
- REUTERS
