The BBC has been able to corroborate Radalj's testimony with several former prisoners who were behind bars at the same time he was.
This admiration comes as US President Donald Trump facesfrom protesters and Democratic politicians over his hosting of top buyers of the cryptocurrency that bears his name at a gala dinner.
The White House has rejected these accusations, with Trump saying: "I always put the country way ahead of the business."Reform's move to accept crypto donations also mirrors Trump's in the 2024 presidential election.One political action committee, or PAC, raised $7.5m (£3.5m) in cryptocurrency for Trump's campaign, according to reporting from CNBC.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being trialled by a council in a bid to cut lengthy waiting times for children's special educational needs reports.Somerset Council is looking to
to help support and speed up daily admin tasks.
Councillor Heather Shearer, the Liberal Democrat lead for children, families and education, said it would only be used for basic reports and is in the "very early stages".A defence source also told the BBC the commitment to build up to 12 new attack submarines would require an increase in defence spending to at least 3% of GDP.
Ministers say they expect to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034 at the latest but have given no guarantees - and the run-up to the review's release has been dominated by a political row over when government will hit the milestone.The Conservatives say the move - which would hike spending by around £20bn a year - should be met by the end of the decade.
Cartlidge said that "without the funding, [the review] is an empty wish list" and the "ships and submarines it talks of are a fantasy fleet".The government "wants to send a strong message to Moscow, but the messages he's sending are profoundly weak", Cartlidge added.