Jovica Stanisic was one of the few Hague Tribunal defendants to apologise for his crimes. War criminals who do voice remorse are often disbelieved by their victims and labelled traitors by their own ethnic group.

The former head of the Serbian State Security Service, Jovica Stanisic, sentenced to 15 years in prison for wartime violations in Bosnia and Croatia, has apologised for his crimes and requested early release.

Jovica Stanisic was one of the few Hague Tribunal defendants to apologise for his crimes. War criminals who do voice remorse are often disbelieved by their victims and labelled traitors by their own ethnic group.

The former head of the Serbian State Security Service, Jovica Stanisic, sentenced to 15 years in prison for wartime violations in Bosnia and Croatia, has apologised for his crimes and requested early release.