Interior minister meets with Croatian counterpart

Serbian and Croatian Interior Ministers Ivica Dacic and Tomislav Karamarko met in the northern town of Sombor today. They discussed cooperation in the fight against organized crime, said announcements. Interior minister meets with Croatian counterpart One of the most pressing topics will be the arrests of Zemun Clan members Sretko Kalinic and Milos Simovic, who were convicted of participating in the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic in 2003. Ivica Dacic said that Croatia is expected to extradite Sretko Kalinic to Serbia some time in the next four months. “I expect that, based on the new testimonies of Kalinic and Milos Simovic, we will get new information on more than 20 serious crimes committed mostly in Serbia,” Dacic said. Karamarko said that Kalinic is current in a prison hospital in Zagreb and his condition was stable. Kalinic was shot and wounded by Simovic on June 8 in Zagreb. Simovic was arrested to days later by Serbian police while trying to cross the bordered into Serbia illegally after allegedly trying to kill Kalinic. The delegation of the two interior ministeries (MUPs) also includes the Serbian and Croatian police directors Milorad Veljovic and Oliver Grbic. The Serbian and Croatian justice ministers will sign an agreement on Tuesday for the extradition of citizens of the two countries, in case they are suspected or convicted of organized crime or corruption. Belgrade said that it expects Kalinic, who is a Croatian citizen, to be extradited to Serbia as soon as the agreement is signed. Dacic and Karamarko met in Osijek, Croatia, on May 7, which is the day that the agreement for police cooperation between Serbia and Croatia took power. It was agreed at that meeting that a regional center for the fight against organized crime would be set up. The heads of the two MUPs meet (Tanjug)

Interior minister meets with Croatian counterpart

One of the most pressing topics will be the arrests of Zemun Clan members Sretko Kalinić and Miloš Simović, who were convicted of participating in the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić in 2003.

Ivica Dačić said that Croatia is expected to extradite Sretko Kalinić to Serbia some time in the next four months.

“I expect that, based on the new testimonies of Kalinić and Miloš Simović, we will get new information on more than 20 serious crimes committed mostly in Serbia,” Dačić said.

Karamarko said that Kalinić is current in a prison hospital in Zagreb and his condition was stable.

Kalinić was shot and wounded by Simović on June 8 in Zagreb.

Simović was arrested to days later by Serbian police while trying to cross the bordered into Serbia illegally after allegedly trying to kill Kalinić.

The delegation of the two interior ministeries (MUPs) also includes the Serbian and Croatian police directors Milorad Veljović and Oliver Grbić.

The Serbian and Croatian justice ministers will sign an agreement on Tuesday for the extradition of citizens of the two countries, in case they are suspected or convicted of organized crime or corruption.

Belgrade said that it expects Kalinić, who is a Croatian citizen, to be extradited to Serbia as soon as the agreement is signed.

Dačić and Karamarko met in Osijek, Croatia, on May 7, which is the day that the agreement for police cooperation between Serbia and Croatia took power.

It was agreed at that meeting that a regional center for the fight against organized crime would be set up.