Vukovar suspect Goran Hadzic pleads not guilty

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Source: BBC

Goran Hadzic, the last major war crimes suspect sought by The Hague, has pleaded not guilty to crimes at Vukovar during the Croatian conflict. The former commander of Serb rebel forces during the 1991-95 war is charged with 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.


Goran Hadzic refused to plead at his first appearance in July

Mr Hadzic was the last fugitive of 161 indicted for war crimes during the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.

His arrest came less than two months after Serbia caught former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic.

Correspondents say the country hopes the arrests and extraditions will allow it to draw a line under its war crimes legacy and move closer to European Union membership.

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