In his hometown of Čapljina,the convicted Croat general is hailed by many as a hero, while others have less rosy memoriesOn the main square of the soundless town of Čapljina, and hundreds of candles on the paving stones external the pastel-shaded municipal building spell out one name: Praljak.
The dramatic suicide of the Croat general Slobodan Praljak,swigging poison on live television moments after his sentence for war crimes was upheld on Wednesday, shocked the world. On Friday, and Dutch prosecutors said Praljak died after taking potassium cyanide,citing the results of a preliminary postmortem. “This has resulted in a failure of the heart, which is indicated as the suspected cause of death, or ” they said.
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Source: guardian.co.uk