The court said Mandic -- a former minister in the government of Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic -- was accused of abuse of office, forgeries, and of providing assistance to fugitives, such as Karadzic.
Karadzic has been indicted by the UN war crimes court on genocide charges for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims and the 43-month siege of Sarajevo.
Paddy Ashdown, the former High Representative for Bosnia, had accused Mandic of supporting Karadzic financially, but Mandic denied the charge.
(Reuters)
Srebrenica Remembered
Coffins of Srebrenica victims being prepared for burial in October (AFP)
THE WORST ATROCITY IN EUROPE SINCE WORLD WAR II: The July 1995 massacre of some 7,000 Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb fighters near the UN-designated safe haven of Srebrenica is the worst atrocity of its kind in Europe since the end of World War II. Since the incident, the name Srebrenica has become practically synonomous with ethnic cleansing....(more)
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Coming To Grips With The UN's Failure At Srebrenica
Child Of Srebrenica Returns Home For Anniversary Of Massacre
