ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Hina) - The US Embassy in Zagreb on Thursday issued a statement saying it established a direct phone line for the War Criminals Rewards Program for information on all fugitive indictees of the UN war crimes tribunal in
The Hague, including general Ante Gotovina.
ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Hina) - The US Embassy in Zagreb on Thursday issued a
statement saying it established a direct phone line for the War
Criminals Rewards Program for information on all fugitive
indictees of the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, including
general Ante Gotovina. #L#
During a visit to Zagreb last week, the US special envoy for war
crimes issues, Pierre-Richard Prosper, said his government had
decided to offer a reward of five million dollars for credible
information that may lead to Gotovina's arrest.
The US Embassy subsequently explained that the reward was part of
the US "Rewards for Justice" program, which refers to all runaway
indictees of the International Criminal Tribunal for former
Yugoslavia (ICTY), and not just Gotovina.
The ICTY indicted Gotovina for crimes against humanity committed
during and after the 1995 Croatian army-police operation "Storm" in
the sector under his command. He has been on the run since the
issuing of the indictment in June 2001.
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