Bosnian Croat war criminal Praljak killed himself with cyanide – prosecutors

Croatian former general Slobodan Praljak arrives at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), prior to the judgement in his appeal case on November 29, 2017 at the Hague international court, in the court's final verdict for war crimes committed during the break-up of Yugoslavia. He drank poison when the court upheld his 20 year sentence (Photo: AFP)

Bosnian Croat war crimes convict Slobodan Praljak used cyanide to kill himself in court after losing his appeal, according to preliminary autopsy findings, Dutch prosecutors said on Friday.

Praljak, 72, announced that he had taken poison immediately after his conviction and 20-year sentence were upheld by appeals judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on Wednesday, and died shortly afterward.