Bosnia extends Croat's detention

The Bosnia-Herzegovina court decided on Wednesday to extend the extradition detention for Croatian citizen Tihomir Purda to six months.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 10.02.2011.

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The Bosnia-Herzegovina court decided on Wednesday to extend the extradition detention for Croatian citizen Tihomir Purda to six months. The decision came so that the court could have enough time to decide on the request for Purda's extradition filed by Serbia, where he is charged with war crime committed in Vukovar in 1991. Bosnia extends Croat's detention Croatian electronic media reported spokesperson of the court Selma Hadzic as saying that following the Wednesday discussion, the Trial Chamber decided to comply with the detention extension request filed by the Bosnian Public Prosecutor's Office, as Purda's extradition prison of up to 40 days is due to expire on February 14. Purda's attorney Josip Muselimovic announced that he will appeal the court decision since, as he said, there are no grounds for either detention or extradition of his client. The law on international legal assistance states that there can be no extradition if there is no final verdict or well-grounded suspicion that the crime has indeed been committed, which is lacking in Purda's case, Muselimovic said. Purda is being kept in prison ever since his arrest on January 5, when he was captured on a warrant issued by Serbia as he was trying to cross the border between Bosnia and Croatia. Croatia could not file a request for Purda's extradition as the Croatian Public Prosecutor's Office carried out an investigation into Serbia's charges against him and established that Purda is innocent. Serbia points out that Purda has admitted to having committed the crime he is charged with and admitted that he and several other soldiers shot at a group of wounded members of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in Vukovar in November 1991 and killed two of the JNA soldiers, while one more died in the hospital soon afterward. The conclusion on the potential extradition will be adopted by the BiH Criminal Chamber, but the final decision will be made by Bosnian justice minister. Tihomir Purda (courtesy of Bosnia's Prosecution)

Bosnia extends Croat's detention

Croatian electronic media reported spokesperson of the court Selma Hadžić as saying that following the Wednesday discussion, the Trial Chamber decided to comply with the detention extension request filed by the Bosnian Public Prosecutor's Office, as Purda's extradition prison of up to 40 days is due to expire on February 14.

Purda's attorney Josip Muselimović announced that he will appeal the court decision since, as he said, there are no grounds for either detention or extradition of his client.

The law on international legal assistance states that there can be no extradition if there is no final verdict or well-grounded suspicion that the crime has indeed been committed, which is lacking in Purda's case, Muselimović said.

Purda is being kept in prison ever since his arrest on January 5, when he was captured on a warrant issued by Serbia as he was trying to cross the border between Bosnia and Croatia.

Croatia could not file a request for Purda's extradition as the Croatian Public Prosecutor's Office carried out an investigation into Serbia's charges against him and established that Purda is innocent.

Serbia points out that Purda has admitted to having committed the crime he is charged with and admitted that he and several other soldiers shot at a group of wounded members of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in Vukovar in November 1991 and killed two of the JNA soldiers, while one more died in the hospital soon afterward.

The conclusion on the potential extradition will be adopted by the BiH Criminal Chamber, but the final decision will be made by Bosnian justice minister.

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