A Las Vegas grocer, who has lived in the US since 1999, has been deported to Bosnia to face charges of genocide and war crimes, committed during the Bosnian war in 1995.
Dejan Radojkovic was arrested on arrival at Sarajevo airport following evidence compiled by prosecutors and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague.
The 61-year old is accused of rounding up 200 Muslim men in July 1995, as he commanded a Republika Srpska Special Police Squad, before handing them over to Bosnian Serb forces, where they were later executed.
Nicole Navas, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman in Washington, D.C. stated,
"He's wanted on genocide charges."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said in a statement,
“For the families who lost loved ones at Srebrenica, justice has been a long time coming. But they can take consolation in the fact that those responsible for this tragedy are now being held accountable."
Morton went on to state that the US,
"does not serve as a haven for human rights violators and others who have committed heinous acts."
See the report from the Press Association here.
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