“Croatia should take stand on war crimes suspect”

Serbia's Justice Minister Snežana Malović said late Friday that she expected Croatia to take a stand on the case of Tihomir Purda.

Izvor: Tanjug

Saturday, 15.01.2011.

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Serbia's Justice Minister Snezana Malovic said late Friday that she expected Croatia to take a stand on the case of Tihomir Purda. Purda is, along with two others, suspected of war crimes against Serbs in Borovo Naselje near Vukovar, eastern Croatia. “Croatia should take stand on war crimes suspect” Malovic said Serbia would seek their extradition if proceedings started. "We will inform the Bosnia-Herzegovina authorities that we give our consent or that we are of the opinion that the case should be prosecuted in Croatia," she told Radio and Television of Serbia, adding that this did not mean that Serbia would close the case. The Serbian justice minister noted the case would remain active and that Serbia would carefully monitor its development in Croatia, to see if all the evidence was presented and what facts were established. Purda has been in custody since he was arrested on January 5 on a Serbian warrant, at the Orasje border crossing entering Bosnia-Herzegovina from Croatia. Serbia was given 18 days to deliver an extradition request and accompanying documents. The Croatian State Prosecution has received a copy of the case file in which Purda is accused of war crimes against the injured and the sick, via the Croatian Embassy in Serbia, reported the Croatian state television HRT. HRT also reported that the Bosnia-Herzegovina court denied the suspect's motion to be released from extradition custody, but allowed the possibility of his extradition to Croatia if the Serbian judicial authorities gave their written consent. Serbia issued a warrant for Purda and another two Croatian soldiers in 2007 on the suspicion that they shot at injured soldiers in November 1991, killing two on the spot while a third died later at the hospital. The Croatian Interior Ministry was in possession of the warrant, but did not act on it. Snezana Malovic (Beta, file)

“Croatia should take stand on war crimes suspect”

Malović said Serbia would seek their extradition if proceedings started.

"We will inform the Bosnia-Herzegovina authorities that we give our consent or that we are of the opinion that the case should be prosecuted in Croatia," she told Radio and Television of Serbia, adding that this did not mean that Serbia would close the case.

The Serbian justice minister noted the case would remain active and that Serbia would carefully monitor its development in Croatia, to see if all the evidence was presented and what facts were established.

Purda has been in custody since he was arrested on January 5 on a Serbian warrant, at the Orašje border crossing entering Bosnia-Herzegovina from Croatia. Serbia was given 18 days to deliver an extradition request and accompanying documents.

The Croatian State Prosecution has received a copy of the case file in which Purda is accused of war crimes against the injured and the sick, via the Croatian Embassy in Serbia, reported the Croatian state television HRT.

HRT also reported that the Bosnia-Herzegovina court denied the suspect's motion to be released from extradition custody, but allowed the possibility of his extradition to Croatia if the Serbian judicial authorities gave their written consent.

Serbia issued a warrant for Purda and another two Croatian soldiers in 2007 on the suspicion that they shot at injured soldiers in November 1991, killing two on the spot while a third died later at the hospital. The Croatian Interior Ministry was in possession of the warrant, but did not act on it.

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