(CNN) As the judge at The Hague read out a verdict confirming Slobodan Praljak's 20-year prison term for war crimes, the white-bearded former Bosnian Croat general rose to his feet. "Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal. Slobodan Praljak drinks the contents of a small vial in a Hague courtroom on Wednesday. Praljak isn't the first war criminal or suspect to kill himself while being held in the ICTY detention units. War crimes suspect Slavko Dokmanovic was found hanged in his cell in 1998 as he awaited the verdict in his trial.

Source: CNN November 30, 2017 12:46 UTC