98-year-old Croat war criminal dies in Austria

A 98-year-old WW2 Croatian war crimes suspect has died in the town of Klagenfurt, Austria.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 20.06.2011.

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A 98-year-old WW2 Croatian war crimes suspect has died in the town of Klagenfurt, Austria. According to the Austrian daily Karntner Tageszeitung, Milivoj Asner died of natural causes at a local nursing home. 98-year-old Croat war criminal dies in Austria Asner was considered one of the most wanted war crime suspects from the period of the Second World War. He denied all charges and the Austrian authorities refused to extradite him to Croatia. Asner was held responsible for the deportation and murder of hundreds of Serbs, Jews and Roma during his office as chief of police in the Croatian municipality of Pozega in the period from 1941 to 1945, during the Nazi-allied Ustasha regime of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). After the war, he fled to Austria and lived in Klagenfurt under the assumed name of Georg Aschner. In 2004, Austrian authorities launched proceedings against him on genocide charges and the extradition request from Croatia arrived in 2005. The Austrian authorities refused to extradite Asner and all court proceedings against him were terminated due to the defendant's ill health. However, reporters of British paper The Sun who chanced upon Asner during the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship in Klagenfurt described him as a fully conscious individual, contrary to claims by Austrian experts. The last expert opinion was submitted in May 2010 and it stated that Asner suffered from dementia and was thus not fit to be tried.

98-year-old Croat war criminal dies in Austria

Ašner was considered one of the most wanted war crime suspects from the period of the Second World War. He denied all charges and the Austrian authorities refused to extradite him to Croatia.

Ašner was held responsible for the deportation and murder of hundreds of Serbs, Jews and Roma during his office as chief of police in the Croatian municipality of Požega in the period from 1941 to 1945, during the Nazi-allied Ustasha regime of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH).

After the war, he fled to Austria and lived in Klagenfurt under the assumed name of Georg Aschner.

In 2004, Austrian authorities launched proceedings against him on genocide charges and the extradition request from Croatia arrived in 2005.

The Austrian authorities refused to extradite Ašner and all court proceedings against him were terminated due to the defendant's ill health.

However, reporters of British paper The Sun who chanced upon Ašner during the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship in Klagenfurt described him as a fully conscious individual, contrary to claims by Austrian experts.

The last expert opinion was submitted in May 2010 and it stated that Ašner suffered from dementia and was thus not fit to be tried.

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