2007年VOA标准英语-Two Former Yugoslav Army Officers Sentenced for
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（九月）
Amsterdam
27 September 2007
Judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal have convicted two former Yugoslav army officers for their role in the 1991 murders of non-Serbs in the Croatian city of Vukovar. They acquitted 1 a third former officer of the massacres 2. For VOA, Lauren Comiteau has more from Amsterdam.
The three former Yugoslav army officers were charged for their roles in one of the worst atrocities 3 of the war when hundreds of Croatians and non-Serbs were taken away from Vukovar's hospital, tortured, shot at close range, and then buried in a mass grave.
The judges found there was no conspiracy 4 as prosecutors 5 alleged 6 between Mile Mrksic, Miroslav Radic, and Veselin Slijvancanin to commit the murders.
They also lowered the number of victims to only the 194 who have been positively 7 identified from the mass grave on the site, and not the 264 prosecutors alleged.
Judges then ruled that because the victims were thought to be prisoners of war and not civilians 8, the crimes cannot be considered crimes against humanity but only war crimes.
The tribunal ruled it was local Serb forces and paramillitaries who committed the murders. The three accused, they said, had no control over them, only over the Yugoslav police who were too few in number and too ineffective to prevent the murders.
Presiding Judge Kevin Parker read out the verdict for Mrksic.
"By ordering the JNA military police to withdraw from Ovcara when he knew of the high risk to the prisoners of war of serious violence and death at the hands of territorial 9 defense 10 and paramilitary forces, Mile Mrksic aided and abetted 11 the murders that were committed as a consequence of his order for withdrawal," he said..
Mrksic was given the stiffest sentence of 20 years.
Slijvancinin, they say, failed to prevent the torture of the prisoners, and he was sentenced to five years for aiding and abetting 12. The judges ruled Radic had no reason to know of the murders and set him free.
The verdict is a huge blow to prosecutors, who had asked for life sentences for the so-called Vukovar 3.
The tribunal also upheld an appeal of three Kosovo Albanians. The acquittal of two former KLA commanders - Fatmir Limaj and Isak Musliu - was also upheld. And, the 13-year sentence given to a KLA commander and camp guard, Haradin Bala, for murder, torture, and cruelty against Serbs or their perceived Albanian supporters was also upheld.
- The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
- Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。
- The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
- Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。
- They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- 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。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
- The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
- They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
- 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。
- He was abetted in the deception by his wife. 他行骗是受了妻子的怂恿。
- They aided and abetted in getting the police to catch the thief. 他们协助警察抓住了小偷。 来自《简明英汉词典》