A war crimes appeal hearing in The Hague has been suspended after the accused drank what he said was poison upon hearing the verdict.<\/p>\n
Slobodan Praljak was one of six former Bosnian Croat political and military leaders up before the court.<\/p>\n
He was sentenced to 20 years\u2019 imprisonment in 2013 for crimes in East Mostar.<\/p>\n
On hearing that his sentence had been upheld, he told the judge, \u201cI have taken poison\u201d.<\/p>\n
The six were appearing in court for the final appeals judgment to be handed down by the Yugoslav Tribunal.<\/p>\n
Praljak stood and raised his hand to his mouth, tipped his head back and appeared to swallow a glass of something which, his lawyer told the court, was poison.<\/p>\n
The judge immediately ordered the curtains be brought down and the proceedings suspended.<\/p>\n
Before they were lowered the courtroom could be seen in a state of confusion, the BBC\u2019s Anna Holligan reports from The Hague.<\/p>\n
The judge called for the glass Praljak had drunk from to be kept. Someone else was heard saying that an ambulance had been called.<\/p>\n
Source: BBC<\/p>\n
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