Bosnian War Crimes Prisoners On Hunger Strike

(RFE/RL) January 9, 2007 -- Twenty-two inmates at a prison in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, have begun a hunger strike in a bid to have their war rimes cases reviewed.

Court spokeswoman Manuela Hodzic said today that the prisoners started their hunger strike on January 8. The inmates are suspected or convicted of having been involved in war crimes during Bosnia's brutal 1992-95 conflict.

(AFP)