The prosecutors’ call for Karadzic to be convicted of a wide variety of killings and other crimes which were committed along with the expulsion of Bosniaks and Croats in 20 municipalities was dismissed.
The judge has now turned to the sentence
Considering the sentence, the appeals chamber said that Karadzic failed to prove there were mitigating circumstances.
The appeals chamber agreed with the conclusion by the prosecutors that the gravity of the crimes is too much for a sentence of 40 years in prison, which Karadzic was given in 2016.
The judge asked Karadzic to stand
The judge said that all the counts of the first-instance verdict have been confirmed, other than several incidents in the count relating to the 20 municipalities.
The court has sentenced Radovan Karadzic to life in prison.
BIRN reporters at the scene said that a cheer from the courtroom gallery was heard when the sentence was announced.