Serb Who Led Bosnian Forces Back Home After Austrian Extradition Battle -video-

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Last updated (GMT/UTC): 29.07.2011 16:18

By RFE/RL
WATCH: Supporters and friends of the 72-year-old Divjak welcomed him back after his arrival in Sarajevo from nearly five months awaiting an extradition ruling in Austria. (Video by RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
By RFE/RL
SARAJEVO -- The retired Serbian-born Bosnian army general at the center of a high-profile extradition battle has arrived in Sarajevo following Austrian authorities' dismissal of a Serbian handover request, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reports....more...
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http://www.rferl.org/content/serb_fought_with_bosnia_wins_extradition_battle_austria/24281235.html

Bosnian Intellectuals Rally for Divjak

balkan insight
13 JUL 2011 / 14:36

A group of Bosnian artists and intellectual has called for the release of Bosnian Army General Jovan Divjak, who was arrested in Vienna on March 3.

Eldin Hadzovic Sarajevo

Divjak was taken into custody in response to a request from Serbia, where he is suspected of war crimes against the Yugoslav People’s Army, JNA.

He was placed in home custody by an Austrian court, where he awaits a decision on extradition to Serbia. Bosnia has also sent an extradition request for him....more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnian-intellectuals-rally-for-divjak

Ex General Divjak Asks to Return to Bosnia

balkan insight
10 JUN 2011 / 16:13


Retired Bosnian Army general Jovan Divjak, who was arrested in Vienna in March on a Serbian warrant, has asked Austria to allow him to return to Bosnia as soon as possible


Daily.tportal.hr, Radio.net

Divjak, who was released on bail shortly after his arrest, is awaiting extradition hearings in Austria. Serbia has requested his extradition

as part of investigation into his alleged involvement in an attack on a convoy of the Yugoslav People's Army as it was leaving Sarajevo in May 1992.....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/ex-general-divjak-asks-to-return-to-bosnia

Extradition Case Drags on for Bosnian General

balkan insight

04 Apr 2011 / 18:30

The outcome of the disputed arrest of retired Bosnian general Jovan Divjak remains unknown, as he awaits extradition hearings in Vienna one month after he was detained.

Eldin Hadzovic, Sarajevo. Both Serbia and Bosnia have indicated that they will ask Austria to extradite Divjak, who was arrested as part of a Serbian war crimes case...more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/divjak-s-legal-team-to-make-the-move-this-week

Extradition Case Drags on for Bosnian General

balkan insight

04 Apr 2011 / 18:30 The outcome of the disputed arrest of retired Bosnian general Jovan Divjak remains unknown, as he awaits extradition hearings in Vienna one month after he was detained.

Eldin HadzovicSarajevo

Both Serbia and Bosnia have indicated that they will ask Austria to extradite Divjak, who was arrested as part of a Serbian war crimes case....more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/divjak-s-legal-team-to-make-the-move-this-week

Serbia's request for Divjak extradition

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26 March 2011 16:20 Source: Tanjug BELGRADE -- The Serbian Justice Ministry submitted to the Austrian judicial bodies a request for the extradition of former Bosnia-Herzegovina Army General Jovan Divjak....more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=03&dd=26&nav_id=73454

“Dobrovoljačka case to be prosecuted in Bosnia”

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25 March 2011 11:33 Source: Tanjug BELGRADE -- Bosnia-Herzegovina Chief Prosecutor Milorad Barašin said that the Dobrovoljačka case would be prosecuted in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He added that the Bosnia-Herzegovina Prosecution was conducting an investigation into 15 suspects, including former Bosnia-Herzegovina Army General Jovan Divjak, who was recently arrested and then released on bail in Vienna. ...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=03&dd=25&nav_id=73430

Bosnia submits request for Divjak extradition

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23 March 2011 10:50 Source: Tanjug VIENNA -- Foreign Ministry of Bosnia-Herzegovina submitted a request on Tuesday for extradition of former Bosnian army General Jovan Divjak.

...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=03&dd=23&nav_id=73384

ICTY says there was no evidence against Divjak

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Divjak case

09.03.2011 22:50
Author: Radio.net

The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) found no evidence against Bosnian General Jovan Divjak when investigating an attack on a Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) convoy in Dobrovoljacka Street in Sarajevo in May 1992....more...

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http://daily.tportal.hr/115998/ICTY-says-there-was-no-evidence-against-Divjak.html

Interpellation d'un ex-général de l'armée bosnienne à Vienne

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LEMONDE.FR avec AFP 04.03.11 08h05 • Mis à jour le 04.03.11 08h24

Jovan Divjak, un ancien général de l'armée bosnienne et une figure clé de la défense de Sarajevo pendant le siège de la ville (1992-1995), a été interpellé à l'aéroport de Vienne, a indiqué jeudi 3 mars au soir le ministre des affaires étrangères bosnien, Sven Alkalaj.
"Nous avons des informations selon lesquelles [M. Divjak] a été interpellé sur la base d'un mandat d'arrêt d'Interpol", a déclaré M. Alkalaj par téléphone à la chaîne de télévision publique bosnienne FTV. Le ministre a ajouté que les causes de l'arrestation de M. Divjak n'étaient pas connues dans l'immédiat et qu'elles devraient être annoncées vendredi matin par la justice autrichienne, qui devrait interroger l'ancien militaire. "Nous pouvons seulement supposer qu'il s'agit d'un mandat d'arrêt émis par la Serbie", a déclaré M. Alkalaj.

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Thousands Protest In Support Of Bosnian General

eurasia review

Written by: Balkan Insight

Some five thousand Bosnians protested on Saturday in support of Bosnian General Jovan Divjak, arrested on Thursday on a warrant from Serbia, where he is accused of war crimes.
Protesters gathered in downtown Sarajevo to speak out against the arrest of Divjak, who is considered by many in Bosnia to be a national hero.
Protesters yelled: “Give us Jova back!”, “Jovo, our Serb, the whole city is with you!”, as they demonstrated in front of the Austrian and Serbian embassies and the country’s presidency.

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http://www.eurasiareview.com/world-news/europe/thousands-protest-in-support-of-bosnian-general-06032011/

*Jovan Divjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Дивјак) (born March 11, 1937 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was a Bosnian general in the Bosnian army during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. He was the deputy commander of the Main Staff until 1994. He is a self-declared Bosnian.[1][2]

Place of birth Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Allegiance Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Years of service 1992 – 1997

Rank Brigadier General Commands held Commander in Sarajevo

Battles/wars Bosnian WarSiege of Sarajevo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovan_Divjak