Republic of Srpska: The wanted by The Hague to surrender within 30 days

(7/2/2002)BANJA LUKA (February 7) - The Republic of Srpska government looks set to give all war crimes suspects from its territory thirty days to surrender or face the loss of certain guarantees in the event they are caught later, a Bosnian Serb official told AFP today, cited B92. Sinisa Djordjevic, an advisor to Prime Minister Mladen Ivanic, made clear the deadline applies to former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his military chief Ratko Mladic, top of the most-wanted list at the UN International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. "All publicly indicted war crimes suspects, no matter if now on RS territory or somewhere else -although we have no information that any are in the RS now -- will be given 30 days to surrender", he said. Only those who surrender within the thirty days could expect the Bosnian Serb government to provide guarantees, which could prove important during any trial before the Tribunal, said Djordjevic. The advisor said the measure would be submitted to an upcoming meeting of the Republic of Srpska cabinet, due in the next five or six days. Over twenty publicly indicted Bosnian Serbs remain on the run. Karadzic and Mladic are a priority for Hague prosecutors.

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