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Two Requests for Batko's Extradition

Veselin Vlahovic Batko
Veselin Vlahovic Batko

03 March 2010  The Ministries of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro will request the extradition of Veselin Vlahovic, known as Batko, on the basis of investigations against him conducted in the two countries.

The Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina told Justice Report that questioning of Veselin Vlahovic, arrested in Spain, is due to take place on Friday, March 5, 2010.

Jusuf Halilagic, Secretary of the Justice Ministry, says the Prosecution is due to translate documents into Spanish and English by March 4, 2010 in order to be able to submit a request for extradition through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina previously asked the competent authorities to "undertake urgent measures and actions in order to extradite" Vlahovic to judicial institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina "as soon as possible".

Vlahovic was arrested on March 2, 2010 on the basis of an international warrant, in Altea, Spain. Media reports suggested that he was arrested near the house in which he lived and that he he offered resistance.

The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspects that Vlahovic committed "54 criminal legal actions", including murder, torture, forcible disappearances and rape, against Bosniak and Croat civilians in Grbavica settlement in Sarajevo between 1992 and 1995.

Montenegro judicial institutions are seeking Vlahovic because a process is being conducted against him before the Higher Court in Podgorica for war crimes against civilians committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Another reason for issuing the warrant against Vlahovic is the fact that he escaped from prison in Spuz in 2001. He was serving a sentence for banditry and violent behaviour.

"The fact that there is an open case before the Montenegro judicial institutions, which was the basis for issuing the international warrant, and the fact that Vlahovic has citizenship of Montenegro make it obligatory for us to ask the Spanish authorities to extradite him," an announcement issued by the Justice Ministry of Montenegro says.

See also:

Veselin 'Batko' Vlahovic Arrested in Spain

Killer's Memory Still Haunts Grbavica     

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