Serbian MUP arrests Karadžić son

War crimes indictee Radovan Karadzic's wife confirmed this evening that their son Aleksandar was arrested in Belgrade Friday. Ljiljana Zelen-Karadzic told Tanjug news agency that the police detained her son at 4 p.m., taking him to a police station in downtown Belgrade, where he is still being held. Serbian MUP arrests Karadzic son "My lawyer told me Aleksandar was arrested because he was in possession of an ID card issued in Serbia, although he is not a Serbian citizen," she told the agency. Zelen-Karadzic added she "could not understand how this was possible," given that he was using the same ID card "for a while" during his stay in Serbia and in Montenegro, "with no problems," according to her. Zelen-Karadzic also said her son registered a vehicle in Belgrade using the same identification document, adding he was in Serba with a permission issued by the Republic of Srpska MUP, "in order to have his child receive medical treatment." The war-time political leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, is one of the four Serbs indicted by the Hague Tribunal still at large. Charges against him include genocide and crimes against humanity.

Serbian MUP arrests Karadžić son

"My lawyer told me Aleksandar was arrested because he was in possession of an ID card issued in Serbia, although he is not a Serbian citizen," she told the agency.

Zelen-Karadžić added she "could not understand how this was possible," given that he was using the same ID card "for a while" during his stay in Serbia and in Montenegro, "with no problems," according to her.

Zelen-Karadžić also said her son registered a vehicle in Belgrade using the same identification document, adding he was in Serba with a permission issued by the Republic of Srpska MUP, "in order to have his child receive medical treatment."

The war-time political leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadžić, is one of the four Serbs indicted by the Hague Tribunal still at large. Charges against him include genocide and crimes against humanity.