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Thu 07 Jul 2008UN tribunal convicts journalist for contempt
The UN war crimes tribunal today convicted a Kosovan journalist of contempt of court for publishing details about a protected witness who testified at the trial of Kosovo's former prime minister.
Judges fined Baton Haxhiu €7,000 for revealing the name and whereabouts of a prosecution witness who testified during proceedings against Ramush Haradinaj, a former commander of Kosovo Albanian guerrillas, who was cleared of all war crimes charges in April.
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