Serbia arrests top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive
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(CNN) Serbian authorities on Wednesday arrested Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Stojan Zupljanin, an official at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said. (article 3)
Zupljanin, 56, who commanded Bosnian Serb police during the Bosnian Serb war in the mid-1990s, was charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs of war. (article 3)
" The office of the prosecutor welcomes this arrest and the fact that this brings the number of remaining fugitives from four to three. (article 3)
Zupljanin was found at an apartment about 8 km (5 miles) from the centre of Belgrade by police and security agents and will be extradited within in 72 hours, officials said. (article 2)
The arrest comes as Serbia, deeply split between nationalists and a pro-EU bloc after inconclusive elections last month, is immersed in intense coalition negotiations. (article 2)
Zupljanin, a commander in the city of Banja Luka during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, is charged with killing Muslim and Croat civilians. (article 2)
Suspect Stojan Zupljanin was arrested in the vicinity of Belgrade, Serbia's war crimes prosecution spokesman Bruno Vekaric told The Associated Press. (article 1)
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Zupljanin, Bosnian, Serb, crimes, arrest |
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- Police arrest another Serb war crimes fugitive (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 322 words)
- Serbia arrests top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 318 words)
- Serb war crimes fugitive arrested (CNN, 06/11/2008, 441 words)
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