E 'was arrested in Austria one of the leading figures in the resistance of the siege of Sarajevo. The former General Jovan Divjak was hit by arrest warrant for war crimes by the government of Belgrade is part of a group of 19 Bosnian officials from Serbia accused of having attacked a column dell'Armja Yugoslavia in Sarajevo at the beginning War (1992-1995) that led to the dismantling of the Yugoslav Federation.
For the episode is also open to a survey of the Bosnian justice, and the prosecutor in Sarajevo announced that it sent the request for extradition to Austria. '92 Died in the attack of May 42 Yugoslav soldiers, 73 were wounded and 215 taken prisoner. According to the charge of the convoy had been guaranteed safe exit from the capital, which had just begun the siege, and was escorted by UN forces when he was attacked by Bosnian Muslim troops.
The Bosnian Serbs were displaced for about a month in the mountains above Sarajevo for 43 months from which they launched bombings and sniper attacks on the city, making over 14 thousand deaths. Divjac, general dell'Armja ethnic Serbs at the beginning of the siege that had defected from the army remained loyal to Belgrade and sided with the people - Muslim, but not only - been besieged in the city going to lead the defense.
Figure very popular in Sarajevo (also known in Italy, where he published his book "Sarajevo mon amour, Infinity editions), a strong supporter of multiculturalism and dialogue among ethnic groups, after leaving the military career was devoted to 'aid orphans of war which gave scholarships through his NGO "Education Builds Bosnia." In Sarajevo hundreds of people gathered in front of the Serbian and Austrian embassies to protest against the arrest.
The Bosnian Foreign Ministry sent a protest note to Serbia: "This is a political act to relativize the crimes of Serbia in the war in Bosnia," said Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj. Several NGOs have criticized the arrest of Serbian Divjak, saying that would be much more useful and productive for Belgrade arrest Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, the last two Serbian war criminals sought by international justice.
Divjak is the third top official arrested abroad at the request of the Bosnian Serb government, which now has requested the extradition because it would be held in Belgrade. The former board member of the wartime Ejup Ganic was arrested last year in London, but a British court has issued for lack of evidence.
The mayor of Tuzla at the time, Ilija Jurisic, who was arrested in Belgrade, was also released after two years in prison for lack of evidence. 
For the episode is also open to a survey of the Bosnian justice, and the prosecutor in Sarajevo announced that it sent the request for extradition to Austria. '92 Died in the attack of May 42 Yugoslav soldiers, 73 were wounded and 215 taken prisoner. According to the charge of the convoy had been guaranteed safe exit from the capital, which had just begun the siege, and was escorted by UN forces when he was attacked by Bosnian Muslim troops.
The Bosnian Serbs were displaced for about a month in the mountains above Sarajevo for 43 months from which they launched bombings and sniper attacks on the city, making over 14 thousand deaths. Divjac, general dell'Armja ethnic Serbs at the beginning of the siege that had defected from the army remained loyal to Belgrade and sided with the people - Muslim, but not only - been besieged in the city going to lead the defense.
Figure very popular in Sarajevo (also known in Italy, where he published his book "Sarajevo mon amour, Infinity editions), a strong supporter of multiculturalism and dialogue among ethnic groups, after leaving the military career was devoted to 'aid orphans of war which gave scholarships through his NGO "Education Builds Bosnia." In Sarajevo hundreds of people gathered in front of the Serbian and Austrian embassies to protest against the arrest.
The Bosnian Foreign Ministry sent a protest note to Serbia: "This is a political act to relativize the crimes of Serbia in the war in Bosnia," said Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj. Several NGOs have criticized the arrest of Serbian Divjak, saying that would be much more useful and productive for Belgrade arrest Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, the last two Serbian war criminals sought by international justice.
Divjak is the third top official arrested abroad at the request of the Bosnian Serb government, which now has requested the extradition because it would be held in Belgrade. The former board member of the wartime Ejup Ganic was arrested last year in London, but a British court has issued for lack of evidence.
The mayor of Tuzla at the time, Ilija Jurisic, who was arrested in Belgrade, was also released after two years in prison for lack of evidence.
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