GOVERNMENT WILL ENABLE ADEMI TO GO TO HAGUE VOLUNTARILY

ZAGREB, July 13 (Hina) - The Croatian government has suspended the procedure of hand-over of General Rahim Ademi to the Hague war crimes tribunal in order to enable him to surrender to The Hague voluntarily within some ten days, sources in the government said on Friday afternoon, which is the first official information that Ademi is one of the two Croatian citizens indicted by the Hague tribunal. General Ademi contacted the government inquiring if he was indicted by the Hague war crimes tribunal. After the government informed him that he was one of the two Croatian citizens wanted by the Hague tribunal, Ademi asked to be allowed to go to The Hague voluntarily. The government acquainted him with the content of the indictment and suspended the procedure of his hand-over so as to enable him to go to the Hague of his own free will. General Ademi will be at the disposal of the Hague tribunal in about ten days, reads a government statement. The name of the other indictee, for whom the Zagreb County Court has issued an arrest warrant, is still not known. It is speculated that the indictee in question is retired general Ante Gotovina. (hina) sb rml