271 前波斯尼亚警察局长被判10年监禁

271 前波斯尼亚警察局长被判10年监禁

 

10 Years Prison Sentence For Former Bosnian Police Chief

Lauren Comiteau

The Hague

31 Jul 2001 18:36 UTC

 

A former police chief from the Bosnian town of Bosanski Samac has been sentenced to ten years in prison for 1)persecuting Muslims and Croats in 1992 and 1993. Bosnian Serb Stevan Todorovic, who pleaded guilty to one count of crimes against humanity, was sentenced following an earlier plea 2)bargain with prosecutors¹.

Saying the crime was particularly 3)grave, Judge Patrick Robinson pronounced the ten-year sentence on a 4)somber looking Steven Todorovic. The sentence was twice as long as his defense² lawyers had argued for. "The trial chamber³ 5)reiterates the very grave nature of Steven Todorovic's crime," Judge Robinson said. "In particular, it is recalled that the crime of persecution⁴ is the only crime against humanity that requires that the 6)perpetrator act with a discriminatory intent. It is found that the gravity of Steven Todorovic's criminal 7)conduct was 8)aggravated by his superior position and by the manner in which the crimes were committed."

Todorovic pleaded 9)guilty to one count of persecution last December, admitting that he participated in the murder of one man, the beating and torture of several others and the sexual 10)assault of six men at the police station in Bosanski Samac, which he headed.

Prosecutors 11)indicted him with five others - one of whom has since been killed - for 12)orchestrating an ethnic⁵ cleansing⁶ campaign against Muslims and Croats in Bosanski Samac during the early years of the Bosnian war. In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to drop all 26 other counts against him. In addition, Todorovic agreed to testify in other trials and to drop legal proceedings⁷ against NATO. Todorovic had argued his arrest was illegal and was seeking documents from NATO that would prove it.

Todorovic is only the third person to enter a guilty plea before this court. That, say judges, worked in his favor. The Hague war crimes 13)tribunal has limited resources, and judges noted⁸ that Todorovic's guilty plea contributes to the court's efficiency and its search for truth.

Also in his favor, the tribunal ruled, was his substantial cooperation with prosecutors and his remorse⁹. During his sentencing hearing earlier this year, Todorovic said he lacked the courage to prevent what he called 14)inhuman acts toward non-Serbs, something he deeply regrets and prays to God daily to forgive him for. If it wasn't for these factors, said Judge Robinson, Todorovic would have received a much longer sentence. He will soon be transferred to another country to 15)serve out the remaining eight years of his sentence. But he will be back in The Hague as a witness later this year, when the trial of the four other men accused with him gets underway.

 

 

(1)      persecute[5p:sIkju:t]v.迫害

(2)      bargain[5bB:^In]n.契约, 合同, 成交商品, 便宜货v.议价

(3)      grave[^reIv]n.墓穴, 坟墓adj.严重的v.雕刻, 铭记

(4)      somber[5sRmbE(r)]adj.阴森的, 昏暗的, 阴天的, 忧郁的

(5)      reiterate[ri:5ItEreIt]vt.反复地说, 重申, 重做

(6)      perpetrator n.犯罪者, 作恶者

(7)      conduct[kEn5dQkt]n.行为, 操行v.引导, 管理, 为人, 传导

(8)      aggravate[5A^rEveIt]vt.使恶化, 加重

(9)      guilty[5^IltI]adj.犯罪的, 有罪的, 心虚的

(10)      assault[E5sC:lt]n.攻击, 袭击v.袭击

(11)      indict[In5daIt]vt.起诉, 控告, 指控, 告发

(12)      orchestrate[5C:kIstreIt]v.编管弦乐曲

(13)      tribunal[traI5bju:n(E)l]n.法官席, 审判员席, (特等)法庭

(14)      inhuman[In5hju:mEn]adj.野蛮的

(15)      serve out 分发口粮,服满

 

 

1 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 persecution   

n. 迫害,烦扰

参考例句：

• He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
• Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

5 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

6 cleansing   

n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。

7 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

9 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。