BELGRADE, April 12 (Hina) - A former Prime Minister of the Bosnian Serb entity, Milorad Dodik, has said that after an attempt on Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic's life he warned Djindjic in Banja Luka in February about a possible
assassination and that the late premier was aware of organised groups of criminals in Serbia and their connections with such groups in Republika Srpska.
BELGRADE, April 12 (Hina) - A former Prime Minister of the Bosnian
Serb entity, Milorad Dodik, has said that after an attempt on
Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic's life he warned Djindjic in Banja
Luka in February about a possible assassination and that the late
premier was aware of organised groups of criminals in Serbia and
their connections with such groups in Republika Srpska. #L#
"He told me he would take concrete measures against that in the next
seven to ten days, namely appoint a special prosecutor and
establish a special court department, so that the authorities in
Serbia would able to prosecute mobster clans," Dodik told
Belgrade's daily Blic of Saturday. He said that several days before
Djindjic's assassination he discussed this with Djindjic and
Justice Minister Vladan Batic. He said that they mention people
connected with security services involved in wars in the former
Yugoslavia.
Several days ago minister Batic said that about a week before
Djindjic's assassination, Dodik forwarded a list of people from
Republika Srpska suspected of being involved in the preparations
for armed operations in Serbia.
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