Here are some news clips from the Radio Free Europe Website.
There seemed to be a lot of news from the Balkans, including some with regards to war criminals.
I wish I had found this site earlier. Other sources of new, which I otherwise usually hear only from my dh, are scarce!
I do not know who 'BW' is, but I hope there is no problem with me re-posting this writing!
God Bless!
SERBIAN GOVERNMENT DENIES REPORTS OF MLADIC'S ARREST
The Serbian government on 21 February denied reports that war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic has been arrested, international news agencies reported the same day. "The news about Ratko Mladic is not correct," Reuters quoted government spokesman Srdjan Djuric as saying. "It is a manipulation which damages the government and does not contribute to its efforts to fully complete its cooperation with The Hague," Djuric added. The official Serbian news agency Tanjug cited TV BN in Bosnia-Herzegovina's Republika Srpska as reporting that Mladic was arrested in Belgrade and was being transferred to The Hague via the Bosnian city of Tuzla. An earlier report by Belgrade's Studio B television said Mladic was located "in the area of Tuzla," Reuters reported. BW
MEMBER OF BOSNIAN SERB PARAMILITARY GROUP ADMITS GUILT IN SREBRENICA SLAYINGS
Pero Petrasevic, a former member of the infamous Bosnian Serb Scorpions paramilitary unit, admitted on 21 February to killing Muslim civilians, Beta and B92 reported the same day. On trial since 25 December 2005 for his part in the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Petrasevic had refused to testify in his own defense. He confessed on 21 February to the murders of six Srebrenica civilians, adding that he was following direct orders from his superiors. BW
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA APPROVES DRAFT AGREEMENT WITH HOLY SEE
The government of Bosnia-Herzegovina on 21 February approved a draft agreement regulating the country's relations with the Vatican, Hina reported. The draft, which has been in the works since 2001, calls for nationalized church property to be restituted over a 10-year period. In cases where the state is unable to restitute church property, it will provide fair compensation. The draft also affirms the separation of church and state, but calls for the two to cooperate to promote spiritual development and general well-being. BW
FORMER BOSNIAN SERB OFFICIAL PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF CORRUPTION AND AIDING KARADZIC
Momcilo Mandic, a former Republika Srpska justice minister, pleaded not guilty on 21 February to charges of abuse of office, organized crime, and aiding war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic, Reuters reported. Mandic and three other Bosnian Serb officials, including former Presidency member Mirko Sarovic, have been charged on 14 counts in Bosnia's State Court. The group is accused of transferring depositors' funds in Privredna Banka -- which Mandic owned -- to political-party accounts, causing the bank to go bankrupt. Some of the funds are alleged to have abetted Karadzic. BW
There seemed to be a lot of news from the Balkans, including some with regards to war criminals.
I wish I had found this site earlier. Other sources of new, which I otherwise usually hear only from my dh, are scarce!
I do not know who 'BW' is, but I hope there is no problem with me re-posting this writing!
God Bless!
SERBIAN GOVERNMENT DENIES REPORTS OF MLADIC'S ARREST
The Serbian government on 21 February denied reports that war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic has been arrested, international news agencies reported the same day. "The news about Ratko Mladic is not correct," Reuters quoted government spokesman Srdjan Djuric as saying. "It is a manipulation which damages the government and does not contribute to its efforts to fully complete its cooperation with The Hague," Djuric added. The official Serbian news agency Tanjug cited TV BN in Bosnia-Herzegovina's Republika Srpska as reporting that Mladic was arrested in Belgrade and was being transferred to The Hague via the Bosnian city of Tuzla. An earlier report by Belgrade's Studio B television said Mladic was located "in the area of Tuzla," Reuters reported. BW
MEMBER OF BOSNIAN SERB PARAMILITARY GROUP ADMITS GUILT IN SREBRENICA SLAYINGS
Pero Petrasevic, a former member of the infamous Bosnian Serb Scorpions paramilitary unit, admitted on 21 February to killing Muslim civilians, Beta and B92 reported the same day. On trial since 25 December 2005 for his part in the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Petrasevic had refused to testify in his own defense. He confessed on 21 February to the murders of six Srebrenica civilians, adding that he was following direct orders from his superiors. BW
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA APPROVES DRAFT AGREEMENT WITH HOLY SEE
The government of Bosnia-Herzegovina on 21 February approved a draft agreement regulating the country's relations with the Vatican, Hina reported. The draft, which has been in the works since 2001, calls for nationalized church property to be restituted over a 10-year period. In cases where the state is unable to restitute church property, it will provide fair compensation. The draft also affirms the separation of church and state, but calls for the two to cooperate to promote spiritual development and general well-being. BW
FORMER BOSNIAN SERB OFFICIAL PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF CORRUPTION AND AIDING KARADZIC
Momcilo Mandic, a former Republika Srpska justice minister, pleaded not guilty on 21 February to charges of abuse of office, organized crime, and aiding war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic, Reuters reported. Mandic and three other Bosnian Serb officials, including former Presidency member Mirko Sarovic, have been charged on 14 counts in Bosnia's State Court. The group is accused of transferring depositors' funds in Privredna Banka -- which Mandic owned -- to political-party accounts, causing the bank to go bankrupt. Some of the funds are alleged to have abetted Karadzic. BW
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