Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Vienna refuses to extradite a Bosnian general accused of war crimes

Jovan Divjak, former general Bosnian arrested in Vienna Thursday, March 3, will not be extradited to Serbia. Man is part of a group of nineteen former Bosnian officials accused by Belgrade of having participated in an attack on a column of the former Yugoslav army in May 1992 in Sarajevo at the beginning of the war Bosnia (1992-1995).

Serbia asks for his extradition. But Austria does not consider it possible in law to grant the request. "According to our experts in international law, extradition to Serbia is inconceivable," said the head of Austrian diplomacy, Michael Spindelleger, the newspaper Kurier. A spokesman for the department confirmed the information, described as "a signal to the Bosnian people." An Austrian court has ordered the continued detention of Jovan Divjak for two weeks.

The former general, who is respected by all communities in Bosnia, has mounted his retirement an organization that helps orphans of war to obtain educational grants, which contributed to its popularity. Le Monde. en, with

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