Former Serb general who defended Sarajevo Milosevic's army stopped Austria at the request of Serbia.
Jovan Divjak is well known in Italy, as the author of the book "Sarajevo mon amour" (Infinity Publishing), but mostly for being a "Serb" in Bosnia during the war, chose to defend the Bosnian capital ; from the siege. Belgrade, which has requested the extradition, accusing him of war crimes for the deaths of 42 soldiers of the Yugoslav army in '92 in the clash of Dobrovoljacka ulica.
Jovan Divjak is one of the leading figures in the resistance during the siege of Sarajevo. The former general is part of the group of 19 Bosnian officials from Belgrade accused of having attacked a column of the weapon at the beginning of the Yugoslav war, in May 1992. Yugoslavs died in the attack 42 soldiers, 73 were wounded and 215 taken prisoner firono. According to the indictment, the convoy had been guaranteed safe escape from the city, and was escorted by UN forces, when it was attacked by troops of the fledgling Bosnian army. The Serbs already about a month we were stationed on the hills surrounding Sarajevo, where for 43 months held siege to the city causing over 14 000 deaths. For the episode of Dobrovoljacka ulica was also an inquiry from the Bosnian justice and the prosecutor in Sarajevo announced that it sent the request for extradition to Austria.
General Divjak, despite being an ethnic Serb, sided from the start with the people of Sarajevo and took command of the defense of the city. Great supporter of multiculturalism and dialogue among ethnic groups, after leaving the military career he devoted himself to the aid of the orphans of war through his NGO "Education Builds Bosnia ". Divjak is the third top official arrested abroad at the request of the Bosnian Serb authorities. The former member of the Presidency of the times of war, Ejup Ganic, was arrested last year in London, but a British court has issued for lack of evidence. Tuzla's mayor at the time, Ilija Jurisic, who was arrested in Belgrade, was also released after two years in prison for lack of evidence.
The Bosnian Foreign Ministry sent a note to Serbia protest: "It is a political act to relativize the crimes of Serbia in the war in Bosnia," said Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj. In Sarajevo hundreds of people gathered in front of the embassies Austria and Serbia to protest the arrest. Protests are also reported in Serbia: Serbian various NGOs have criticized the arrest saying it would be much more useful and productive for Belgrade arrest Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, the last two Serbian war criminals sought by international justice.
Divjak I report on the arrest of article by Andrew Ross, the Balkans and Caucasus Observatory, with the first reaction in Italy and Bosnia. On the facts of
Dobrovoljacka ulica point out this other article of the Balkans and Caucasus Observatory published last year on the anniversary of the facts.
Jovan Divjak is well known in Italy, as the author of the book "Sarajevo mon amour" (Infinity Publishing), but mostly for being a "Serb" in Bosnia during the war, chose to defend the Bosnian capital ; from the siege. Belgrade, which has requested the extradition, accusing him of war crimes for the deaths of 42 soldiers of the Yugoslav army in '92 in the clash of Dobrovoljacka ulica.
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| Jovan Divjak (Photo Luka Zanoni / OBC) |
General Divjak, despite being an ethnic Serb, sided from the start with the people of Sarajevo and took command of the defense of the city. Great supporter of multiculturalism and dialogue among ethnic groups, after leaving the military career he devoted himself to the aid of the orphans of war through his NGO "Education Builds Bosnia ". Divjak is the third top official arrested abroad at the request of the Bosnian Serb authorities. The former member of the Presidency of the times of war, Ejup Ganic, was arrested last year in London, but a British court has issued for lack of evidence. Tuzla's mayor at the time, Ilija Jurisic, who was arrested in Belgrade, was also released after two years in prison for lack of evidence.
The Bosnian Foreign Ministry sent a note to Serbia protest: "It is a political act to relativize the crimes of Serbia in the war in Bosnia," said Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj. In Sarajevo hundreds of people gathered in front of the embassies Austria and Serbia to protest the arrest. Protests are also reported in Serbia: Serbian various NGOs have criticized the arrest saying it would be much more useful and productive for Belgrade arrest Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, the last two Serbian war criminals sought by international justice.
Divjak I report on the arrest of article by Andrew Ross, the Balkans and Caucasus Observatory, with the first reaction in Italy and Bosnia. On the facts of
Dobrovoljacka ulica point out this other article of the Balkans and Caucasus Observatory published last year on the anniversary of the facts.
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