 General Ratko Mladic, the main accused person in Bosnia's war-crimes, would be arrested soon, said Thursday Serbia's General Attorney Vladimir Vuckovic. | “The accused general's family has been negotiating with the government to receive guarantees and financial support during the period of his arrest.” |
Private B 92 radio cited Vuckovic as saying that Serbia's government decided to arrest and extradite General Mladic to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague. The Serbian government's decision came after repeated calls from the US Administration and the European Union to capture and turn in General Mladic to the ICJ as a condition for expanding cooperation between the US and the EU on one side and Serbia, said the general attorney. He alluded to a deal between Belgrade and a number of western capitals concerning handing out General Mladic to the ICJ in return for certain political compromises in addition to economic aid and incentives.
Vuckovic, however, refused to specify a date for the hand over of the accused general, whose family has been negotiating with the government to receive guarantees and financial support during the period of his arrest. |