$ ED THE HAGUE, 17 June (Hina) - The International War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague will make a decision this afternoon on the Prosecutor's motion to drop the charges against Goran Lajic, a war crime
suspect from the concentration camp Keraterm.
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THE HAGUE, 17 June (Hina) - The International War Crimes Tribunal
for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague will make a decision this
afternoon on the Prosecutor's motion to drop the charges against
Goran Lajic, a war crime suspect from the concentration camp
Keraterm. #L#
"The Goran Lajic whose release is now requested was arrested
in Germany on 18 March and turned over to the Tribunal on 13 May
1996 on the basis that his name and date of birth matched that of
the Goran Lajic named in the indictment. He made his initial
appearance before Trial Chamber I on 17 May 1996, when he pleaded
not-guilty to all counts of the indictment and claimed he was a
victim of mistaken identity. He told the Trial Chamber that he had
'never set eyes on the camp Keraterm'", the statement said, adding
that nine witnesses could not identify this Goran Lajic as being
the guard or interrogator at Keraterm camp. One witness, however,
said he was 90% certain that this Goran Lajic was the perpetrator
of crimes at the camp.
(hina) rm jn
171331 MET jun 96