Court upholds Captain Dragan extradition appeal

It's about time. This guy has spent years in custody and should seek compensation now.

He made the NATO court in the Hague look foolish when he testified as a prosecution witness but was later treated as hostile because he told his truth and subsequently defended Milosevic.

The treatment of Serbians by the Hague and other western courts is appalling and this will not be forgotten.

Yes, Zoran. And considering how biased the Hague is againt Serbs, were he guilty of anything they would have screwed him back then. Furthermore, the man refused immunity because he stated he had nothing to hide. Glad to see they won't get him in Croatia.

Finally some sense from the Australian court.

Justices comes late but it always come....I expect the KLA thugs will be taken to court soon....and jailed for life....

Congratulations Kep!!!

Kep should seek immediate compensation for this injustice!
As an Australian, i am disgusted and ashamed for the way he has been treated!

You should jail your own greek thugs that are running wild all over greece and destroying private and state owned property at will.
(Kosova-USA, 2 September 2009 15:43)

says the boy living in the glasshouse hurling huge stones.

Justices comes late but it always come....I expect the KLA thugs will be taken to court soon....and jailed for life....
(Hellas Epirus, 2 September 2009 12:32)

You should jail your own greek thugs that are running wild all over greece and destroying private and state owned property at will.

so, how very (not) surprising that 99% of the usual posters here applaud "justice" when this so-called alleged war crime escapes justice. really disgusting.

so where will he be tried? at the hague? in democratic, multi-cultural serbia that takes such responsibility for the past? in democratic australia?

will we ever find any justice from the hell of the 90s? not if the nationalists get their way.

robert
frisco

If there is proof this guy killed and tortured innocent non-serb civilians then let him rot in jail.
(KOSOVARi, 2 September 2009 23:07)

Clean your backyard first!

How come Croatia suddenly forget about extradition of Branimir Glavas.

so, how very (not) surprising that 99% of the usual posters here applaud "justice" when this so-called alleged war crime escapes justice. really disgusting.

Here comes again the white night..., well, I propose you to writte directly to the Australian court and complain....or maybe you think that it is sponsored by the Serbs!!

Are you as much disturbed to see Thaci and alike walking free or do you consider them as your heroes too!

You wish the hell of the 90's to be clean with the arrest and jailing of all war criminals, GREAT, we all want this, then be impartial in your judgement and spare us with your boring lesson of justice.

Coming back to this so called Kaptan, I know unfortunately very little about this guy but I guess that the Australian court had a good reason to take this decision! If Croatia is able to make his case right am sure the Aussies will send him where he deserves!

If there is proof this guy killed and tortured innocent non-serb civilians then let him rot in jail.

"The Swiss,
There is not a single piece of evidence against Thaqi, that he has ever comitted any crime. I don't know why you mention that name"

Then why doesn't Thaci come before a Serbian court to defend his apparent innocence? If Kapetan Dragan was responsible for any crime he would have been indicted by the Hague years ago - but he hasn't been, why is that? God knows hundreds of others have been - for lessor or worse crimes. This is nothing more than a blatant witchhunt enacted by the Croatian government to calm their hysterical masses after the Gotovina arrest.

I see 'Roberto's been busy trying & convicting this man on the basis of heresay, which is basically all that that link he provided contains, & I would imagine all that any of the other 'many, many engl lang news stories' are as well - probably all drawing on the same two 'witnesses'.

In any event, will know more when the verdict is handed down in the defamation case against that one paper that took 'hearsay' a step too far.

With regard to Dragan's successful appeal against extradiction, will just make a couple of points.

Human rights advocates in Australia (as opposed to the likes of 'Roberto' above) have challenged Australia's extradition laws as these laws automatically grant extradition upon a foreign country's request (such as Croatia). As things stand now, it is up to the person being extradited to appeal against these decisions at their own cost while at the same time being detained pending appeal.

And with regard to Dragans case in particular, the Federal Court heard that according to a 2006 report by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 29 % of Serbians who faced war crimes trials in Croatia were convicted, as opposed to 7.5 % of Croatians who faced trial on similar charges.

That is why his appeal was granted.


'Kosova-USA' said:
> The Swiss, There is not a single piece of evidence against Thaqi, that he has ever comitted any crime. I don't know why you mention that name.

Crap. This is just one of many news reports on this (& unlike 'Roberto's little gem, is not hearsay): http://www.inteldaily.com/news/126/ARTICLE/8860/2008-12-01.html

And here's a quote from another report that says it all:
> A high-ranking BND official spoke out with yet sharper words. “The German government had allowed itself to be dragged by the nose through global politics by a country in which organized crime is the form of government,”

http://www.welt.de/english-news/article2806537/German-spy-affair-might-have-been-revenge.html

Dear The Swiss, it is not true that everybody here wants to see the war criminals in jail. By the way, where the biggest one (Mladic) is hiding now?

There is no expiry date on a War Criminal. We Glinjani know what he did, we aren't stupid. If I had to list the atrocities committed by Knindze & Siltovi I would run out of room on this page. He will be brought to justice believe me.

one of many, many engl lang news stories on your beloved captain dragan:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2557575.htm

roberto
frisco

The Swiss,
There is not a single piece of evidence against Thaqi, that he has ever comitted any crime. I don't know why you mention that name.

Justices comes late but it always come....I expect the KLA thugs will be taken to court soon....and jailed for life....
(Hellas Epirus, 2 September 2009 12:32)

You should jail your own greek thugs that are running wild all over greece and destroying private and state owned property at will.

so, how very (not) surprising that 99% of the usual posters here applaud "justice" when this so-called alleged war crime escapes justice. really disgusting.

so where will he be tried? at the hague? in democratic, multi-cultural serbia that takes such responsibility for the past? in democratic australia?

will we ever find any justice from the hell of the 90s? not if the nationalists get their way.

robert
frisco

Justices comes late but it always come....I expect the KLA thugs will be taken to court soon....and jailed for life....

Finally some sense from the Australian court.

It's about time. This guy has spent years in custody and should seek compensation now.

He made the NATO court in the Hague look foolish when he testified as a prosecution witness but was later treated as hostile because he told his truth and subsequently defended Milosevic.

The treatment of Serbians by the Hague and other western courts is appalling and this will not be forgotten.

Yes, Zoran. And considering how biased the Hague is againt Serbs, were he guilty of anything they would have screwed him back then. Furthermore, the man refused immunity because he stated he had nothing to hide. Glad to see they won't get him in Croatia.

Congratulations Kep!!!

Kep should seek immediate compensation for this injustice!
As an Australian, i am disgusted and ashamed for the way he has been treated!

If there is proof this guy killed and tortured innocent non-serb civilians then let him rot in jail.

You should jail your own greek thugs that are running wild all over greece and destroying private and state owned property at will.
(Kosova-USA, 2 September 2009 15:43)

says the boy living in the glasshouse hurling huge stones.

The Swiss,
There is not a single piece of evidence against Thaqi, that he has ever comitted any crime. I don't know why you mention that name.

so, how very (not) surprising that 99% of the usual posters here applaud "justice" when this so-called alleged war crime escapes justice. really disgusting.

Here comes again the white night..., well, I propose you to writte directly to the Australian court and complain....or maybe you think that it is sponsored by the Serbs!!

Are you as much disturbed to see Thaci and alike walking free or do you consider them as your heroes too!

You wish the hell of the 90's to be clean with the arrest and jailing of all war criminals, GREAT, we all want this, then be impartial in your judgement and spare us with your boring lesson of justice.

Coming back to this so called Kaptan, I know unfortunately very little about this guy but I guess that the Australian court had a good reason to take this decision! If Croatia is able to make his case right am sure the Aussies will send him where he deserves!

one of many, many engl lang news stories on your beloved captain dragan:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2557575.htm

roberto
frisco

Dear The Swiss, it is not true that everybody here wants to see the war criminals in jail. By the way, where the biggest one (Mladic) is hiding now?

"The Swiss,
There is not a single piece of evidence against Thaqi, that he has ever comitted any crime. I don't know why you mention that name"

Then why doesn't Thaci come before a Serbian court to defend his apparent innocence? If Kapetan Dragan was responsible for any crime he would have been indicted by the Hague years ago - but he hasn't been, why is that? God knows hundreds of others have been - for lessor or worse crimes. This is nothing more than a blatant witchhunt enacted by the Croatian government to calm their hysterical masses after the Gotovina arrest.

There is no expiry date on a War Criminal. We Glinjani know what he did, we aren't stupid. If I had to list the atrocities committed by Knindze & Siltovi I would run out of room on this page. He will be brought to justice believe me.

If there is proof this guy killed and tortured innocent non-serb civilians then let him rot in jail.
(KOSOVARi, 2 September 2009 23:07)

Clean your backyard first!

How come Croatia suddenly forget about extradition of Branimir Glavas.

I see 'Roberto's been busy trying & convicting this man on the basis of heresay, which is basically all that that link he provided contains, & I would imagine all that any of the other 'many, many engl lang news stories' are as well - probably all drawing on the same two 'witnesses'.

In any event, will know more when the verdict is handed down in the defamation case against that one paper that took 'hearsay' a step too far.

With regard to Dragan's successful appeal against extradiction, will just make a couple of points.

Human rights advocates in Australia (as opposed to the likes of 'Roberto' above) have challenged Australia's extradition laws as these laws automatically grant extradition upon a foreign country's request (such as Croatia). As things stand now, it is up to the person being extradited to appeal against these decisions at their own cost while at the same time being detained pending appeal.

And with regard to Dragans case in particular, the Federal Court heard that according to a 2006 report by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 29 % of Serbians who faced war crimes trials in Croatia were convicted, as opposed to 7.5 % of Croatians who faced trial on similar charges.

That is why his appeal was granted.


'Kosova-USA' said:
> The Swiss, There is not a single piece of evidence against Thaqi, that he has ever comitted any crime. I don't know why you mention that name.

Crap. This is just one of many news reports on this (& unlike 'Roberto's little gem, is not hearsay): http://www.inteldaily.com/news/126/ARTICLE/8860/2008-12-01.html

And here's a quote from another report that says it all:
> A high-ranking BND official spoke out with yet sharper words. “The German government had allowed itself to be dragged by the nose through global politics by a country in which organized crime is the form of government,”

http://www.welt.de/english-news/article2806537/German-spy-affair-might-have-been-revenge.html