SARAJEVO, April 1 (Hina) - A number of protesters, mostly women, expelled from the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica, gathered in front of the U.N. Mission building in Sarajevo on Monday claiming a Bosnian army commander from
Srebrenica had surrendered today to the UN Mission at the request of the war crimes tribunal in The Hague. According to the protesters, the Hague tribunal has accused Naser Orlic of crimes committed in eastern Bosnia at the beginning of the war. UN Mission spokesman Douglas Coffman told Hina he could not confirm any information except that the gathered claimed Orlic had surrendered. Naser Orlic was one of the organisers of Bosnia-Herzegovina Army units which operated in eastern Bosnia and defended Srebrenica and Bratunac. According to some media claims, he could be responsible for the killing of several dozen Serbs in the Bratunac municipality. A public indictment has not been iss
SARAJEVO, April 1 (Hina) - A number of protesters, mostly women,
expelled from the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica, gathered in
front of the U.N. Mission building in Sarajevo on Monday claiming a
Bosnian army commander from Srebrenica had surrendered today to the
UN Mission at the request of the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
According to the protesters, the Hague tribunal has accused Naser
Orlic of crimes committed in eastern Bosnia at the beginning of the
war.
UN Mission spokesman Douglas Coffman told Hina he could not confirm
any information except that the gathered claimed Orlic had
surrendered.
Naser Orlic was one of the organisers of Bosnia-Herzegovina Army
units which operated in eastern Bosnia and defended Srebrenica and
Bratunac.
According to some media claims, he could be responsible for the
killing of several dozen Serbs in the Bratunac municipality.
A public indictment has not been issued against Orlic but the
Sarajevo media have frequently claimed that his war activities are
being investigated by the Hague tribunal.
(hina) rml