U.S.: Kovačević case very serious

U.S. State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos says that the case of Miladin Kovačević’s extradition is very serious.

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Wednesday, 06.08.2008.

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U.S. State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos says that the case of Miladin Kovacevic’s extradition is very serious. He said that because of the Interpol warrant out for Kovacevic’s arrest, he is not allowed to enter 180 countries. U.S.: Kovacevic case very serious Gallegos reiterated that the deadline for the student, who is wanted by the New York courts for assaulting a fellow student, to appearing at his hearing to face charges expired on August 1. After being released on bail, Kovacevic fled America and the U.S. is now calling on the Serbian judiciary to extradite him in order to stand trial in New York. “I believe that he needs to be brought to face justice and stand trial for the crimes he is accused of committing. We are cooperating with the Serbian government in order to make sure that this happens,” Gallegos underlined. Asked by a journalist from Voice of America whether he supported New York Senator Charles Schumer’s initiative to call on Congress to “reconsider whether the U.S. should continue sending aid to Serbia worth USD 50mn, because of the Kovacevic case.” “We take this case very seriously. The ambassador and other embassy officials (in Belgrade,) as well as State Department officials, have been involved in the case from the beginning,” explained Gallegos. Schumer called for sanctions against Belgrade if it failed to cooperate in the case, after the Serbian student failed to appear at his hearing on August 1. Schumer and Senator Hillary Clinton, both Democrats, threatened Serbia with “serious consequences” if it did not cooperate in the Kovacevic case. Kovacevic (21), who was studying in the U.S., got into a fight with fellow student Bryan Steinhauer in a college bar at Binghamton University in New York state. The Serbian student is accused of assaulting Steinhauer, who is currently in a coma. After being released on USD 100,000 bail, he returned to Serbia. Even though his passport had been confiscated by the U.S. authorities, the Serbian Consul in New York issued him a new a new one, enabling him to flee the country. “We will not rest until Kovacevic is returned to the U.S. and is brought to face justice,” Schumer said. In early July in Belgrade, Kovacevic’s parents told a press conference that their son was innocent, adding that he had been trying to break up a fight in the bar, and had not been directly involved. Miladin Kovacevic (blic.rs)

U.S.: Kovačević case very serious

Gallegos reiterated that the deadline for the student, who is wanted by the New York courts for assaulting a fellow student, to appearing at his hearing to face charges expired on August 1.

After being released on bail, Kovačević fled America and the U.S. is now calling on the Serbian judiciary to extradite him in order to stand trial in New York.

“I believe that he needs to be brought to face justice and stand trial for the crimes he is accused of committing. We are cooperating with the Serbian government in order to make sure that this happens,” Gallegos underlined.

Asked by a journalist from Voice of America whether he supported New York Senator Charles Schumer’s initiative to call on Congress to “reconsider whether the U.S. should continue sending aid to Serbia worth USD 50mn, because of the Kovačević case.”

“We take this case very seriously. The ambassador and other embassy officials (in Belgrade,) as well as State Department officials, have been involved in the case from the beginning,” explained Gallegos.

Schumer called for sanctions against Belgrade if it failed to cooperate in the case, after the Serbian student failed to appear at his hearing on August 1.

Schumer and Senator Hillary Clinton, both Democrats, threatened Serbia with “serious consequences” if it did not cooperate in the Kovačević case.

Kovačević (21), who was studying in the U.S., got into a fight with fellow student Bryan Steinhauer in a college bar at Binghamton University in New York state.

The Serbian student is accused of assaulting Steinhauer, who is currently in a coma.

After being released on USD 100,000 bail, he returned to Serbia. Even though his passport had been confiscated by the U.S. authorities, the Serbian Consul in New York issued him a new a new one, enabling him to flee the country.

“We will not rest until Kovačević is returned to the U.S. and is brought to face justice,” Schumer said.

In early July in Belgrade, Kovačević’s parents told a press conference that their son was innocent, adding that he had been trying to break up a fight in the bar, and had not been directly involved.

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