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HARDtalk: Florence Hartmann

12/04/2016 GMT

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Florence Hartmann

Shaun Ley speaks to journalist and author Florence Hartmann. 

Shaun Ley speaks to journalist Florence Hartmann. How did her own experience of the horrors of the Bosnian War influence her decision to reveal confidential court decisions?

On the same day that a war crimes tribunal jailed the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for 40 years, it also detained a journalist. Florence Hartmann used to work at the tribunal, but her decision to reveal confidential court decisions led to a brief spell in custody. She says the world had a right to know that Serbia had been allowed to keep secret documents which could have helped victims of war crimes win compensation. Critics say Hartmann's actions made it harder for the tribunal to get cooperation in the future. How did her own experience of the horrors of the Bosnian War influence her decision? Did Florence Hartmann put journalistic ambition before justice?

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