Oslo - A Norwegian national of Bosnian descent was sentenced Tuesday to a five-year jail term for crimes against Serbian civilians during the Balkans war.
The district court in Oslo convicted Mirsad Repak on 11 counts of illegal detention of civilians, but he was cleared of a charge of rape, aggravated assault and also of crimes against humanity.
Repak, 42, was also ordered to pay damages of 400,000 kroner (57,000 dollars) to eight plaintiffs, including a woman who was tortured during interrogation.
The court deducted 294 days he spent in custody from the sentence.