BELGRADE, May 23 (Hina) - Belgrade-based Nedjeljni Telegraf weekly on Wednesday published a letter former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic allegedly wrote to the head of the Serb Orthodox Church (SPC) refuting that Bosnian Serbs
committed war crimes. Patriarch Paul's Office, however, said it had "no knowledge of such a letter." In the alleged letter, Karadzic claims he is reacting to a statement made by the chairwoman of the European Parliament's commission on relations with Southeast Europe, Doris Pack, to the effect that the SPC leadership had blessed Karadzic every time he had committed a massacre. Pack also accused the SPC of covering up Karadzic's crimes. In the alleged letter, Karadzic refutes Bosnian Serb crimes in Srebrenica and states that "soon the foreign direction of the Srebrenica events will come to light." The former Bosnian Serb, leader who is still under the protection of the Bosnian Serb military, as the wa
BELGRADE, May 23 (Hina) - Belgrade-based Nedjeljni Telegraf weekly
on Wednesday published a letter former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan
Karadzic allegedly wrote to the head of the Serb Orthodox Church
(SPC) refuting that Bosnian Serbs committed war crimes.
Patriarch Paul's Office, however, said it had "no knowledge of such
a letter."
In the alleged letter, Karadzic claims he is reacting to a statement
made by the chairwoman of the European Parliament's commission on
relations with Southeast Europe, Doris Pack, to the effect that the
SPC leadership had blessed Karadzic every time he had committed a
massacre.
Pack also accused the SPC of covering up Karadzic's crimes.
In the alleged letter, Karadzic refutes Bosnian Serb crimes in
Srebrenica and states that "soon the foreign direction of the
Srebrenica events will come to light."
The former Bosnian Serb, leader who is still under the protection of
the Bosnian Serb military, as the war crimes tribunal in The Hague
recently stated, allegedly tells the SPC that "the Serb side will
not feel shame when the whole truth springs to light."
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