Australia Serb avoids extradition

A former Serb paramilitary leader wanted in Croatia for war crimes has won an appeal against his extradition.

Australia's federal court said he faced a "substantial or real chance of prejudice" if he was sent to Croatia.

Dragan Vasiljkovic was arrested in Perth in 2006 after Zagreb requested his extradition for atrocities during its 1991-1995 war of independence.

The Croatian government accuses Mr Vasiljkovic of ordering subordinates to kill Croatian civilians.