Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, has been arrested in Serbia after more than a decade. He has been brought before Belgrade's war crimes court, in accordance with a law on cooperation the Hague Tribunal, the Serbian presidency said. The Bosnian Serb wartime political leader disappeared in 1996. He was subsequently indicted by the UN tribunal for war crimes and genocide over the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica. His wartime military leader, Ratko Mladic, remains at large. "Radovan Karadzic was located and arrested tonight" by Serbian security officers, a statement by the office of President Boris Tadic said, without giving details.
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, has been arrested in Serbia after more than a decade.
He has been brought before Belgrade's war crimes court, in accordance with a law on cooperation the Hague Tribunal, the Serbian presidency said.
The Bosnian Serb wartime political leader disappeared in 1996.
He was subsequently indicted by the UN tribunal for war crimes and genocide over the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica.
His wartime military leader, Ratko Mladic, remains at large.
"Radovan Karadzic was located and arrested tonight" by Serbian security officers, a statement by the office of President Boris Tadic said, without giving details.
Karadzic Arrest: Celebrations in Sarajevo:
21 July 2008 Sarajevo _ Crowds of people waving Bosnian flags and hundreds of cars honking at their horns poured onto the streets of Sarajevo as news emerged that Radovan Karadzic has been arrested in Serbia. There is a high police presence on the main streets. "We have a strong police presence on the streets of Sarajevo. We have not even had one intervention, but we are ready to react if it is needed," the city police told Balkan Insight. Balkan Insight contacted one of the victims from the 1992-1995 war, Bakira Hasecic from Visegrad, who said she can not believe the news. "If somebody asked me, I would say it will never happen, especially not in Serbia. I was sure that the next thing I will hear about him is that he is dead," Hasecic told Baklan Insight.
There is a high police presence on the main streets. "We have a strong police presence on the streets of Sarajevo. We have not even had one intervention, but we are ready to react if it is needed," the city police told Balkan Insight.
Balkan Insight contacted one of the victims from the 1992-1995 war, Bakira Hasecic from Visegrad, who said she can not believe the news.
"If somebody asked me, I would say it will never happen, especially not in Serbia. I was sure that the next thing I will hear about him is that he is dead," Hasecic told Baklan Insight.
