Editing Slobodan Praljak (section)

===Death===
On 29 November 2017, during the pronouncement of the appeal judgment against him, Praljak addressed the judges, saying: "Judges, Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal. With disdain, I reject your verdict!" He then drank what he said was poison, leading presiding judge Carmel Agius to suspend the hearings. ICTY medical staff transported Praljak to nearby HMC Hospital, where he died.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42204587 Slobodan Praljak suicide: War criminal 'took cyanide' in Hague court], ''BBC News''</ref> The Dutch authorities declared the courtroom a crime scene and launched an investigation. His body was cremated in Zagreb in a private ceremony.