Serbia and Bosnia are both demanding custody of a former Bosnian leader arrested in London for war crime allegations. Ejup Ganic, the former Bosnian deputy President, was detained at a British airport on a Serbian warrant on Monday. He is suspected of having ordered the killing of more than 40 retreating Yugoslav army soldiers at the beginning of the Balkan conflict. Both Serbia and Bosnia are demanding extradition of Ganic, further straining relationships between the two countries on the tail of the trial of Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic at the Hague. While no formal charges have been filed in either country, according to Bosnian president member Haris Silajdzic, Ganic's arrest undermines Bosnia's sovereignty. Silajdzic believes Serbian calls for extradition are evidence of an attempt to discredit the country's “legitimate defense” against what Bosnia sees as Serbian aggression in the war.
Chris Bilbro
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