"Defense wants to turn Ganić case political"

Deputy Prosecutor for War Crimes Bruno Vekarić said that the defense in the Ejup Ganić trial is trying to turn the case into a political one.

Izvor: B92

Sunday, 18.07.2010.

13:18

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Deputy Prosecutor for War Crimes Bruno Vekaric said that the defense in the Ejup Ganic trial is trying to turn the case into a political one. The London court in which the case is being tried will decide in 10 days on Serbia’s demand to have the former wartime member of the Bosnian presidency extradited to stand trial in Belgrade. "Defense wants to turn Ganic case political" Vekaric said that it would be best for the judicial institutions of Serbia and Bosnia to cooperate, but if it is not possible, Serbia will process the case by itself, adding that “no one has the right to forget the victims of Dobrovoljacka Street.” “There were many low blows dealt, and many untruths were stated. Such as claims that President Tadic greeted (convicted war criminal) Biljana Plavsic (when she arrived after serving her sentence at The Hague), or that the war crimes prosecution gave money to people who are supposed to accused Ganic, which is absolutely untrue. These are all insinuations which are part of the Ganic case, and that is how we interpreted the latest statements from (Bosnian Presidency chairman Haris) Silajdzic. They are trying to turn the entire case into something political,” Vekaric said. Ganic was arrested at Heathrow Airport on a warrant issued by the Serbian Interpol office that accuses him of ordering an attack on a Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) retreating column in Sarajevo's Dobrovoljacka Street in May 1992, which resulted in death and injury of dozens of soldiers and officers. Ejup Ganic (archive)

"Defense wants to turn Ganić case political"

Vekarić said that it would be best for the judicial institutions of Serbia and Bosnia to cooperate, but if it is not possible, Serbia will process the case by itself, adding that “no one has the right to forget the victims of Dobrovoljačka Street.”

“There were many low blows dealt, and many untruths were stated. Such as claims that President Tadic greeted (convicted war criminal) Biljana Plavšić (when she arrived after serving her sentence at The Hague), or that the war crimes prosecution gave money to people who are supposed to accused Ganić, which is absolutely untrue. These are all insinuations which are part of the Ganić case, and that is how we interpreted the latest statements from (Bosnian Presidency chairman Haris) Silajdžić. They are trying to turn the entire case into something political,” Vekarić said.

Ganić was arrested at Heathrow Airport on a warrant issued by the Serbian Interpol office that accuses him of ordering an attack on a Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) retreating column in Sarajevo's Dobrovoljačka Street in May 1992, which resulted in death and injury of dozens of soldiers and officers.

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