Thursday, December 08, 2005

Croatia war crimes suspect Gotovina seized

A Croatian general charged with war crimes has been held in Spain, the UN's chief war crimes prosecutor has said.
Ante Gotovina was one of the most wanted men from the 1990s Balkan wars.

He is accused of war crimes against Serb civilians during a 1995 Croatian offensive to expel Serb forces from the country.

Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor at the International War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague, had repeatedly sought Gen Gotovina's detention.

She had criticised Croatian efforts to arrest the general.

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