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Deadline Imminent for Yugoslav War Crimes Suspects' Surrender


VOA News
19 Apr 2002 14:56 UTC
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Yugoslavia's deadline for 23 indicted war crimes suspects to surrender expires Friday. On Wednesday, Belgrade gave the suspects three days to turn themselves in or face arrest.

 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his military chief General Ratko Mladic are on the list, as is Serbia's current president, Milan Milutinovic.
 
 

<b>Ratko Mladic</b>
Ratko Mladic
Thursday, Chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte held talks in Belgrade with Yugoslav Justice Minister Savo Markovic to press for the transfer of suspects to The Hague. Those talks focused on General Mladic, who is widely believed to be living in or near Belgrade under military protection. Ms. del Ponte said it would take a "political decision" to arrest General Mladic, though Belgrade officials have consistently denied any knowledge of his whereabouts.

 Analysts do not expect that many, if any, of the war crimes suspects will surrender. Under a rewards program, the United States is offering up to $5 million to anyone who has information on the whereabouts of Mr. Karadzic or General Mladic.

 Friday, Ms. del Ponte is holding talks in Pristina with Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova and the commander of the international peacekeeping force. The chief prosecutor said the Hague tribunal is investigating three former members of the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army. She refused to name the three ethnic Albanians.
 
 

Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP. 

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