Pass It On
07-11-2003, 09:55 AM
STOCKHOLM, July 10 — Bosnian Serb war criminal Biljana Plavsic was transferred to Sweden's largest women's prison from a remand centre on Thursday to begin an 11-year sentence in comfortable conditions that have outraged Bosnians.
Authorities at the prison, which boasts a sauna, massage room, horse-riding paddock, and offers classes in salsa dancing and photography, said she did not have to work because of her age -- Plavsic is 73 -- but could choose to twine shoelaces, sew on shoe soles, print T-shirts or do gardening to pass the time.
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Authorities at the prison, which boasts a sauna, massage room, horse-riding paddock, and offers classes in salsa dancing and photography, said she did not have to work because of her age -- Plavsic is 73 -- but could choose to twine shoelaces, sew on shoe soles, print T-shirts or do gardening to pass the time.
Full Story at MSNBC (http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters07-10-074336.asp?reg=EUROPE)