T/I: 10:07:02 GS 10:01:07

Croatian General Tihomir Blaskic repeated on Wednesday (3/4) that he planned to plead "not guilty" to war crimes charges by the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Blaskic, a former commander of the Bosnian Croat forces (HVO), was indicted by The Hague-based tribunal last November over the massacre of 100 Muslim civilians in April 1993 in the central Bosnian village of Ahmici. He surrended to the tribunal on Monday (1/4), and on Wednesday became the first Croatian to appear before it.

SHOWS:

THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS - 3 APRIL, 1996:

exterior tribunal

Croatian General Tihomir Blaskic's armoured Mercedes arriving at tribunal

security outside

flag

Blaskic enters courtroom

ws Blaskic moves to seat

judges, court

cu sot: judge (in french)

cu sot: Blaskic's plea (in croatian)

1.24 ENDS.

T/I: 10:07:02 GS 10:01:07

Croatian General Tihomir Blaskic repeated on Wednesday (3/4) that he planned to plead "not guilty" to war crimes charges by the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Blaskic, a former commander of the Bosnian Croat forces (HVO), was indicted by The Hague-based tribunal last November over the massacre of 100 Muslim civilians in April 1993 in the central Bosnian village of Ahmici. He surrended to the tribunal on Monday (1/4), and on Wednesday became the first Croatian to appear before it.

SHOWS:

THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS - 3 APRIL, 1996:

exterior tribunal

Croatian General Tihomir Blaskic's armoured Mercedes arriving at tribunal

security outside

flag

Blaskic enters courtroom

ws Blaskic moves to seat

judges, court

cu sot: judge (in french)

cu sot: Blaskic's plea (in croatian)

1.24 ENDS.