Gillian Sharpe reports from The Hague on a pre-sentencing hearing at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. The only person to have pleaded quilty to war crimes charges, Drazen Erdemovic, (DRAH-zen ur-DEM-uh-vitch) is asking for a lighter sentence in exchange for his cooperation with prosecutors. The three-member panel will be weighing his pleas against his admission that he killed at least 70 Bosnian Muslim civilians.
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