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British Court Blocks Extradition Of Bosnian Former Leader

July 27, 2010

A British court has refused to extradite former Bosnian wartime leader Ejup Ganic, wanted in Serbia to face trial on war crimes charges.

Ganic, 64, was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on March 1 at the request of Serbian authorities for alleged "conspiracy to murder with other named people and breach of the Geneva Convention, namely killing wounded soldiers."

Belgrade accuses Ganic of ordering an attack on retreating Yugoslav Army soldiers in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, in the opening days of the Bosnian civil war in May 1992.

But a judge at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court threw out their request today, allowing Ganic to return home.

compiled from agency reports

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/British_Court_Blocks_Extradition_Of_Bosnian_Former_Leader/2111295.html

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