ZAGREB, Aug 9 (Hina) - Vinko Martinovic alias Stela, escorted by Croatian police and Interpol members, was taken to Amsterdam aboard a plane in the regular flight from Zagreb to that Dutch city on Monday. He is to be handed over to
the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that accuses him of having seriously violated international law. An assistant to Croatian Justice Minister, Snjezana Bagic, told reporters at the Zagreb airport that the extradition procedure of Martinovic to the Hague Tribunal had been completed by today's departure of this Bosnian Croat to The Hague. The procedure commenced with a decision to turn Martinovic over which the Croatian Government made on August 7.(hina) ms
ZAGREB, Aug 9 (Hina) - Vinko Martinovic alias Stela, escorted by
Croatian police and Interpol members, was taken to Amsterdam aboard
a plane in the regular flight from Zagreb to that Dutch city on
Monday.
He is to be handed over to the International War Crimes Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that accuses him of having seriously
violated international law.
An assistant to Croatian Justice Minister, Snjezana Bagic, told
reporters at the Zagreb airport that the extradition procedure of
Martinovic to the Hague Tribunal had been completed by today's
departure of this Bosnian Croat to The Hague. The procedure
commenced with a decision to turn Martinovic over which the
Croatian Government made on August 7.
(hina) ms