BELGRADE, May 11 (Hina) - The Yugoslav Army Chief-of-Staff, General Nebojsa Pavkovic, on Friday demanded "an explanation" from the Hungarian authorities for the arrest of a Yugoslav Army officer, who was apprehended on the basis of an
arrest warrant Croatia issued through Interpol. Colonel Emir Sisic, a Yugoslav Air Force pilot, was arrested two days ago in Hungary in line with an arrest warrant Croatia issued after Sisic was accused of having shot down two helicopters above Croatia's territory near Varazdin in 1992. It is believed members of the European Union Mission were aboard one of the two helicopters. Sisic was arrested after he crossed the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. His wife Vesna said the Yugoslav Embassy in Hungary had confirmed that her husband was in a Budapest prison. The Yugoslav Army issued a statement saying General Pavkovic requested "undertaking adequate action so that the officer is rel
BELGRADE, May 11 (Hina) - The Yugoslav Army Chief-of-Staff, General
Nebojsa Pavkovic, on Friday demanded "an explanation" from the
Hungarian authorities for the arrest of a Yugoslav Army officer,
who was apprehended on the basis of an arrest warrant Croatia issued
through Interpol.
Colonel Emir Sisic, a Yugoslav Air Force pilot, was arrested two
days ago in Hungary in line with an arrest warrant Croatia issued
after Sisic was accused of having shot down two helicopters above
Croatia's territory near Varazdin in 1992. It is believed members
of the European Union Mission were aboard one of the two
helicopters.
Sisic was arrested after he crossed the Yugoslav-Hungarian border.
His wife Vesna said the Yugoslav Embassy in Hungary had confirmed
that her husband was in a Budapest prison.
The Yugoslav Army issued a statement saying General Pavkovic
requested "undertaking adequate action so that the officer is
released and returned to Yugoslavia and his unit."
(hina) rml