Monday at London's Heathrow International Airport, former President of the Muslim-Croat Federation in Bosnia Ejup Ganic was arrested on request of Serbia; BBC reports. He has traveled freely to and from the country in the recent past, but was arrested on attempt to leave the country Monday.Ganic is one of 19 people for whom arrests where sent to Interpol last November.
He is currently president at the University of Sarajevo school of science and technology which has a partnership with the University of Buckingham. Ganic's visit to the UK was to attend a degree ceremony at the University.
Although the 63 year old is a friend of Thatcher, his application for bail today was postponed by the High Court. Serbia is after Ganic for murder and war crimes related to the Yugoslav forces siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-1995 Yugoslav war.
"Serbia claims more than 40 soldiers were killed in the so-called Dobrovoljacka Street attack, after Bosnia had declared independence from the Serb-led former Yugoslavia.The soldiers were allegedly withdrawing from Sarajevo in a convoy at the time."
According to family members, Ganic was held for three days with out contact to family, a lawyer, the ambassador and was denied the basic privileged of a phone call. His daughter states, "He had no clue what was going on. We continue to be surprised at the ability of Serbia to have my father arrested and held in prison on a provisional arrest warrant that has no merit."
From March 3, Serbia has 45 days to provide adequate evidence for their claims. Until then, Ganic will remain behind bars--unless Thatcher can work her magic.
by: Calaya
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