Daily Lessons from Life 29 November 2017 - Die-hard war criminal? He thinks he is not!!

For amusement! A grown monitor lizard found in SMRT Depot!! The fun never ends for SMRT indeed!!

"Bosnian war criminal dies after 'taking poison' in UN court drama

HE HAGUE: A Bosnian Croat war criminal died on Wednesday (Nov 29) after apparently drinking poison in dramatic courtroom scenes after UN judges upheld his 20-year jail term, Croatian media said, throwing the tribunal into chaos during its final judgement.

Slobodan Praljak, 72, died in hospital, according to Croatia's state-run news agency HINA after he drank from a brown bottle at the hearing at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

After the judges upheld a 20-year jail term originally imposed in 2013, Praljak, 72, a former military commander of a breakaway Bosnian Croat statelet, shouted out angrily: "Praljak is not a criminal. I reject your verdict."

He then raised a small brown bottle to his lips, and tipped it into his mouth in full view of the cameras filming the appeal hearing for the six Bosnian Croat political and military leaders.

The hearing was then quickly suspended as Praljak's lawyer shouted out: "My client says he has taken poison."

Resuming a few hours later amid confusion, presiding judge Carmel Agius revealed Dutch authorities had already launched an investigation into the incident."

Indeed a dramatic scene worthy of a blockbuster's movie! 

How do u deal with such die-hard who honestly believes killing the "enemies" in whichever way possible is legitimate n beyond reproach. What "others" viewed as genocides, inhumane act, etc. simply CANNOT be comprehended by such people. They reject this accusation as nonsense n will never accept the judgement as this 72-yr old had done! Defiance till death!!

Scary if we hv more of such people against the "conventional norm". May we not hv such type of people in our part of the world! Wishful thinking? Must LIKELY as these type do exist among us. 

Just hold our breath n hope not. Or not too many!!