Jerusalem – Israeli police on Tuesday arrested a former Bosnian Serb soldier suspected by Bosnian authorities of involvement in the killing of 8,000 Muslim men in 1995.
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The Israeli Justice Ministry said Aleksander Cvetkovic was arrested Tuesday morning following an extradition request from the Bosnian government. He is expected to appear at a hearing on Wednesday.
The Bosnian Prosecutor’s office said Cvetkovic “was suspected of genocide” because of direct participation in the 1995 execution of Bosnian Muslim men and boys at the Branjevo farm, near Srebrenica. Four other former members of Cvetkovic’s battalion are being tried by Bosnia’s war crimes court on genocide charges related to the incident.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the Israeli judiciary and police for their assistance and cooperation, and we expect the suspect to be extradited to Bosnia-Herzegovina soon,” said Boris Grubesic, the spokesman for the Bosnian prosecutor.
A statement from Israeli justice officials added that Cvetkovic is wanted as a suspected member of an eight-man firing squad involved in executing between 1,000 and 1,200 Bosnian Muslims at the Branjevo Farm in July 1995. The victims were brought by buses to the farm, gunned down and buried.
Those killings were part of what later became known as the Srebrenica massacre, in which Bosnian Serb troops killed around 8,000 Muslims. It was the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
The Justice Ministry said Cvetkovic moved to Israel with his family in 2006 and received citizenship under Israeli law because his wife is Jewish. Bosnia filed its extradition request in August 2010.
and how did this savage murdered end up becoming an israeli citizen???
any rabbi wants to validate geirus for him too???
Its a lie. There was no massacre. More disgraceful Islamo-Paliwood that has yet to be fully exposed. Sad that Israel had no choice but to submit to this calumny and injustice. Most worryingly, the Balkan (and European) jihad continues unabated and with full multinational support. G-d help us.
Guess how this guy made it to Israel the Rebbe saw this when he scram about Mi Yehudi more then 35 years ago
if only the so called charadi Kenesst members would have fought this back with even half the koach they use to demand kollel money we wouldn’t be dealing with war criminal living happily in the Holy Land