241 克罗地亚将军在战争法庭上为自己辩护

241 克罗地亚将军在战争法庭上为自己辩护

Croatian General Pleads Not Guilty at War Tribunal
Lauren Comiteau
The Hague
26 Jul 2001 19:02 UTC

Croatian General Rahim Ademi has 1)pleaded not 2)guilty to all five counts of war crimes brought against him before the Yugoslav war crimes Tribunal. He is the first Croatian army officer to appear before the court 3)accused of crimes against Serbs in Croatia. But prosecutors¹ are hoping another Croatian army general will soon join him.
For his first court appearance, General Rahim Ademi traded in the Croatian military uniform he wore on his flight from Zagreb to the Netherlands for 4)civilian clothing.
General Ademi, an ethnic² Albanian by birth, is still an active officer in the Croatian military and he is still on its payroll³. He surrendered to Tribunal officials, saying he would prove his innocence⁴.
Prosecutors allege⁵ that, as an acting⁶ commander in central Croatia during the 1991 to 1995 war against secessionist Serbs, General Ademi is responsible for the military operation in the Medak pocket that killed at least 38 Serb civilians⁷ and two 5)captured Serb soldiers.
Many of the victims were women and elderly people, including a blind 74 year old woman who was shot to death.
Prosecutors also say that hundreds of homes and barns were destroyed, and they have charged General Ademi with five counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including 6)persecution⁸, murder, and 7)plunder.
In court Thursday, the general said he rejects the charges and is absolutely not guilty. But, unlike the last person to be 8)arraigned here, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, eneral Ademi does not reject the Tribunal. General Ademi's lawyer, Cedo Prodanovic, says it is a view that is not too popular with everyone in Croatia. "They think he had to refuse all connections with the Tribunal and refuse to admit the existence and spirit of the 9)Tribunal, the idea of the tribunal," Mr. Prodanovic said. "But it's his destiny, not others, and so it was his decision."
Mr. Prodanovic says his client, who he says is a bit shocked and confused now that he is actually in prison, knew he had to face the charges sooner or later and so decided⁹ to turn himself in.
But that is not the case with another Croatian General, Ante Gotovina. On Thursday, 10)prosecutors unsealed their 11)indictment¹⁰ against the retired¹¹ General who is now on the run from police in Croatia. He is 12)charged with eight counts of war crimes - including persecution, murder, and 13)deportation - for his alleged¹² role during what is known as Operation Storm. That 1995 offensive by the Croatian military sought to recapture Serb-held land in Croatia's Krajina 14)region.
Prosecutors say that during Operation Storm and the months that followed, at least 150 Serbs were killed, hundreds disappeared, and as many as 200,000 were forced to leave the area. Many of those who stayed behind, mostly the elderly, were 15)allegedly murdered.
In the indictment, prosecutors allege that General Gotovina was acting along with Croatia's former President Franjo Tudjman, who died before prosecutors could 16)indict him. They are hoping General Gotovina will soon be captured so he, too, can be brought to The Hague to face the charges.
 

(1) plead[pli:d]vi.辩护, 恳求vt.为...辩护
(2) guilty[5^IltI]adj.犯罪的, 有罪的, 心虚的
(3) accuse[E5kju:z]vt.控告, 谴责, 非难
(4) civilian[sI5vIlIEn]n.平民, 公务员adj.民间的, 民用的
(5) capture[5kAptFE(r)]n.捕获, 战利品vt.俘获, 捕获, 夺取
(6) persecution[p:sI5kju:F(E)n]n.迫害, 烦扰
(7) plunder[5plQndE(r)]v.抢劫n.抢劫, 战利品
(8) arraign[E5reIn]vt.提问, 传讯, 责难
(9) tribunal[traI5bju:n(E)l]n.法官席, 审判员席, (特等)法庭
(10) prosecutor[5prRsIkju:tE(r)]n.检举人
(11) indictment[In5daItmEnt]n.控告
(12) deportation[di:pC:5teIF(E)n]n.移送, 充军, 放逐
(13) charge[tFB:dV]v.装满, 控诉, 责令, 告诫, 指示, 加罪于
(14) region[5ri:dVEn]n.区域, 地方, (世界上某个特定的)地区
(15) allegedly[E5ledVIdlI]adv.依其申述
(16) indict[In5daIt]vt.起诉, 控告, 指控, 告发

 

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 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。

3 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

4 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

5 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

6 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

7 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• 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。

8 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。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

11 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

12 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• 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