Court to rule on former Bosnian leader's extradition

London, England (News Today) - A judge is expected to decide Tuesday whether former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic should be extradited to Belgrade.

Ganic, who was arrested at Heathrow Airport in March at Serbia's request, is wanted in Serbia for conspiracy to murder in breach of the Geneva Conventions, a spokesman at Britain's Foreign Office said in March.

Ganic's lawyer, Stephen Gentle, denied Ganic had any role in the 1992 killings in question and in April, Gentle told CNN that "the extradition request is politically motivated. It is legally flawed and he has nothing to hide."

Ganic was the vice president of Bosnia during the civil war there between 1992 and 1995 and was twice president of the Bosnian-Croat Federation in the years following the 1995 Dayton peace agreement. Many independent commentators at the time regarded Ganic as a relative moderate in the wartime Bosnian leadership.

Though Bosnian, Ganic was born in Serbia and still speaks with a clearly recognizable Serbian accent. He holds dual nationality in both former Yugoslav republics.

The hearing begins at 9 a.m. ET at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Source : CNN

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