- In a rare interview with a Swedish magazine, Plavsic retracted her confession. She now claims to have pleaded guilty in an attempt to have the remaining charges against her, including those of genocide, dropped. "I sacrificed myself. I have done nothing wrong. I pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity so I could bargain for the other charges. If I hadn't, the trial would have lasted three, three and-a-half years. Considering my age that wasn't an option," the now 79-year-old Plavsic told Vi magazine. READ MORE