Serbia seeking extradition of rogue banker

Justice Minister Snezana Malovic says that an application for the extradition of Jezdimir Vasiljevic will be sent to Holland by the end of the week. The minister told reporters that she had signed the extradition application today, which should arrive in Holland by the end of the week. Serbia seeking extradition of rogue banker “The procedure for translating the documents is under way,” Malovic said, adding that all procedural conditions for Vasilijevic’s extradition to Serbia were in place. The minister said that Serbia was a signatory of the European Convention on Extradition, which allows Vasiljevic to be extradited, regardless of whether or not Holland and Serbia have a bilateral agreement. The former Jugoskandik bank CEO was arrested on Saturday with a fake passport in his possession, on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia in 2006. He is suspected of embezzling EUR 29mn and defrauding Jugoskandik’s customers to the tune of DM 190mn. Vasiljevic is accused of taking DM 58mn for himself. He fled from Serbia in 1993 and was arrested in February 2001 at Belgrade Airport upon returning to the country. He was released from custody on October 22, 2001 after putting his friend’s villa in Dedinje up for bail. Vasiljevic trial began in April 2004, but he failed to appear at any of the hearings, whereupon an Interpol warrant for his arrest was issued in 2006.

Serbia seeking extradition of rogue banker

“The procedure for translating the documents is under way,” Malović said, adding that all procedural conditions for Vasilijević’s extradition to Serbia were in place.

The minister said that Serbia was a signatory of the European Convention on Extradition, which allows Vasiljević to be extradited, regardless of whether or not Holland and Serbia have a bilateral agreement.

The former Jugoskandik bank CEO was arrested on Saturday with a fake passport in his possession, on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia in 2006. He is suspected of embezzling EUR 29mn and defrauding Jugoskandik’s customers to the tune of DM 190mn.

Vasiljević is accused of taking DM 58mn for himself.

He fled from Serbia in 1993 and was arrested in February 2001 at Belgrade Airport upon returning to the country. He was released from custody on October 22, 2001 after putting his friend’s villa in Dedinje up for bail.

Vasiljević trial began in April 2004, but he failed to appear at any of the hearings, whereupon an Interpol warrant for his arrest was issued in 2006.