BBC investigates Karadžić deal controversy

The Hague has requested Belgrade's assistance in finding out if there was a deal struck with Karadžić, the BBC says.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 29.10.2007.

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The Hague has requested Belgrade's assistance in finding out if there was a deal struck with Karadzic, the BBC says. The British radio reported on Monday that the Hague Tribunal wanted help in determining whether there was any truth in claims that, in the mid 1990's, U.S. envoy for the Balkans Richard Holbrooke and former Bosnian Serb leader and Republic of Srpska (RS) President Radovan Karadzic made an agreement. BBC investigates Karadzic deal controversy The deal allegedly granted Karadzic informal immunity from appearing at the war crimes court set up by the UN, in exchange for his withdrawal from public life. "We will check these accounts that have been appearing about the existence of such an agreement. The war crimes prosecution had initiated this to be done by all of us, which means that the initiative had come from them [Hague Tribunal]," the BBC quoted Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic as saying. BBC's Nick Horton also talked with former official in the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry Vladimir Nadezdin who said he "saw the document" which details the agreement, and which was "signed by Richard Holbrooke and Radovan Karadzic." Karadzic's former minister Aleksa Buha also thinks the stories about an agreement between the Americans and Karadzic are "not unfounded." "By a combination of persuasion and energetic shuttle diplomacy, Holbrooke brought the warring parties in Bosnia to sign the Dayton Peace Agreement, but it is hardly likely that he would leave behind documents as a trace", the BBC quoted Buha. But a statement from Holbrooke's office once again dismissed the idea, dubbing it "a heinous lie."

BBC investigates Karadžić deal controversy

The deal allegedly granted Karadžić informal immunity from appearing at the war crimes court set up by the UN, in exchange for his withdrawal from public life.

"We will check these accounts that have been appearing about the existence of such an agreement. The war crimes prosecution had initiated this to be done by all of us, which means that the initiative had come from them [Hague Tribunal]," the BBC quoted Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević as saying.

BBC's Nick Horton also talked with former official in the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry Vladimir Nadeždin who said he "saw the document" which details the agreement, and which was "signed by Richard Holbrooke and Radovan Karadžić."

Karadžić's former minister Aleksa Buha also thinks the stories about an agreement between the Americans and Karadžić are "not unfounded."

"By a combination of persuasion and energetic shuttle diplomacy, Holbrooke brought the warring parties in Bosnia to sign the Dayton Peace Agreement, but it is hardly likely that he would leave behind documents as a trace", the BBC quoted Buha.

But a statement from Holbrooke's office once again dismissed the idea, dubbing it "a heinous lie."

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