Serbia offers 10m euros for Mladic capture
SOURCE: BBC (1-28-10)
The Serbian government has raised to 10m euros (£8.7m, $13.8m) its reward for information leading to the capture of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic.
It said that by raising the reward tenfold it showed a clear commitment to removing the final obstacle to Serbia's entry into the European Union.
Gen Mladic is accused by international prosecutors of genocide while leading Bosnian Serb forces in 1992-95.
The reward for the capture of Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic was also raised, from 250,000 to 1m euros, said Serbian deputy war crimes prosecutor Bruno Vekaric.....
It said that by raising the reward tenfold it showed a clear commitment to removing the final obstacle to Serbia's entry into the European Union.
Gen Mladic is accused by international prosecutors of genocide while leading Bosnian Serb forces in 1992-95.
The reward for the capture of Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic was also raised, from 250,000 to 1m euros, said Serbian deputy war crimes prosecutor Bruno Vekaric.....
Source:
BBC
Source URL:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11647390
Date:
1-28-10
