He was stopped at Vienna International Airport: A former general in the Bosnian army has been arrested by Austrian authorities. The Serbian government accuses him of war crimes - he should be responsible for an attack in which, in Sarajevo in 1992 killed 18 soldiers. The arrest took place on Thursday evening at the airport in Vienna told the Austrian authorities, a former Bosnian army general was arrested.
It had been submitted to a Serbian arrest warrant - will now examine the extradition to Serbia. The Serb general was arrested and fought during the Bosnian war in the mainly Muslim Bosnian army. He was a key figure in the defense of besieged Sarajevo, which lasted from 1992 to 1995. The Serbian government accuses him of being responsible for an illegal attack on a convoy of Yugoslav Army in Sarajevo at the beginning of the Bosnian war in 1992.
The convoy had been attacked, although the army before an unrestricted deduction had been assured. At that time, 18 soldiers died. Under the same accusation was based on a Serbian arrest warrant last year have already been arrested former Bosnian leaders Ejub Ganic in London. A British court rejected his extradition to Serbia later on but as a process against him could be "politically motivated".
The details of the military action and the exact number of victims are unknown. After Serbian detail 43 soldiers were killed. The UN Special Court in The Hague for the former Yugoslavia has brought no charges for the attack. Yugoslavia was broken apart 1991st As a result, there has been a years-long war between Serbs, Croats and Muslims.
It had been submitted to a Serbian arrest warrant - will now examine the extradition to Serbia. The Serb general was arrested and fought during the Bosnian war in the mainly Muslim Bosnian army. He was a key figure in the defense of besieged Sarajevo, which lasted from 1992 to 1995. The Serbian government accuses him of being responsible for an illegal attack on a convoy of Yugoslav Army in Sarajevo at the beginning of the Bosnian war in 1992.
The convoy had been attacked, although the army before an unrestricted deduction had been assured. At that time, 18 soldiers died. Under the same accusation was based on a Serbian arrest warrant last year have already been arrested former Bosnian leaders Ejub Ganic in London. A British court rejected his extradition to Serbia later on but as a process against him could be "politically motivated".
The details of the military action and the exact number of victims are unknown. After Serbian detail 43 soldiers were killed. The UN Special Court in The Hague for the former Yugoslavia has brought no charges for the attack. Yugoslavia was broken apart 1991st As a result, there has been a years-long war between Serbs, Croats and Muslims.
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