Ex-general released after questioning

Aco Tomić, a former military security chief, was released after he was questioned by the police on Monday in Belgrade.

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Tuesday, 01.02.2011.

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Aco Tomic, a former military security chief, was released after he was questioned by the police on Monday in Belgrade. Tomic, who holds the rank of general, is suspected of aiding the hiding of Hague fugitive and former military leader of Bosnia's Serbs Ratko Mladic. Ex-general released after questioning The questioning, which came on the order of the Special War Crimes Prosecution, lasted for five hours on Monday. B92 has unofficially learned that Tomic denied any connection to the effort to help Mladic hide, while his answer to many questions was that he "did not recollect". The prosecution will analyze its case and decide whether to launch an investigation against Tomic. His lawyer Goran Petronijevic was present at the questioning, and told B92 afterwards that his client was under suspicion of providing assistance to Mladic from 2000 until early 2003. But Petronijevic believes that due to the statute of limitations related to the act of aiding a perpetrator of a crime, there will be no grounds to start criminal proceedings against Tomic. The lawyer accused the prosecution of seeking to launch its case by "falsely interpreting the Law on Criminal Procedure", and disagreeing that the statute of limitations applies. "The general said: 'I have nothing to hide before the organs of my state, I can say everything I know,' and he presented his defense," Petronijevic stated. "There was no question that he refused to answer," added the lawyer. He would not reveal what those questions, except to confirm that one pertained to whether Mladic was hiding in military facilities. But Petronijevic said that he "could not discuss that in detail". Aco Tomic (Tanjug, file)

Ex-general released after questioning

The questioning, which came on the order of the Special War Crimes Prosecution, lasted for five hours on Monday. B92 has unofficially learned that Tomić denied any connection to the effort to help Mladić hide, while his answer to many questions was that he "did not recollect".

The prosecution will analyze its case and decide whether to launch an investigation against Tomić.

His lawyer Goran Petronijević was present at the questioning, and told B92 afterwards that his client was under suspicion of providing assistance to Mladić from 2000 until early 2003.

But Petronijević believes that due to the statute of limitations related to the act of aiding a perpetrator of a crime, there will be no grounds to start criminal proceedings against Tomić. The lawyer accused the prosecution of seeking to launch its case by "falsely interpreting the Law on Criminal Procedure", and disagreeing that the statute of limitations applies.

"The general said: 'I have nothing to hide before the organs of my state, I can say everything I know,' and he presented his defense," Petronijević stated.

"There was no question that he refused to answer," added the lawyer.

He would not reveal what those questions, except to confirm that one pertained to whether Mladić was hiding in military facilities.

But Petronijević said that he "could not discuss that in detail".

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