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Show Al0 TheSalt Lake Tribune WORLD Thursday, December 3,1998 High-Ranking Serb for War Crimes THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. troops on Wednesdayarrestedthe highest-ranking Serb military officer seized so far in the effort to bringto trial Bosnians who are accused of war crimes. Radislav Krstic, a general, is accused of taking part, both personally and through his troops, in the massacre of thousands of Muslims after Bosnian Serbs took over the U.N. safe haven of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia in July 1995. Hewasindictedin October bythe Yu- goslav war-crimes tribunal, which charged him with genocide, crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions on the treatmentofcivilians during war. Theindictment was secret so he wouldn't be promptedtoflee Krstic was arrested in a section of northern Bosnia controlled by U.S troops serving in NATO's Stabilization Force, better known as SFOR. Thechief prosecutor ofthe tribunal, Louise Arbourof Canada, called Krstic “a verysig nificant military leader” andsaid his arrest was important to the tribunal's abilityto continueto do its job. Krstieis the most senior officer seizedso far for trial before the U.N. tribunal in The Hague. Amor Masovic, the headofthe Bosnian oat Muslim commissionfor people missingin the war, said he expected the arrest to shedlight on the fate of morethan 8,000 people missingin the Srebrenica region Muslimleaders in Bosnia expressed Bosnian Serb Army Commander Radislav Krstic, ‘eft, shownherein a 1996 photo, wasarrested by NATG peacekeeping forces on Wednesday. hope NATO would nowfocus on appre- hending the key architects of the war, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic andhis wartimemilitary chief o THEASSOCIATED PRESS Gen. Ratko Mladic. Krstie was the commander of the 5th Corps of the Bosnian Serb Army. He is believed to be aclose associate of Karadzic and Mladic, who have been in- dicted for genocideforallegedly masterminding the massacre of Muslimsat Srebrenica. HOP SPECIAL HOURS TODAY9:30AMTO9: fi #2 ws a ; ‘ey ew ah F Choosefrom large assortmentof colorful tunics and pull-on pants. 100% soft acrylic knit and machine washable. In Misses’ sizes S-M-L-XL. Selected styles and colors also available in Petites’ sizes P-S-M-L. And Women's World sizes 1X-2X-3X. 32.00-48.00. Assortmentvaries by store. ie a” Pants § Solid Tunics {_ Novelty Tunics ShopMonday-Friday 9:30-9:30, Saturday 9-9:30 and Sunday11-7 atall Diliard’s locations. In Salt LakeCity: Fashion Place and South Towne Center. In Ogden: Newgate Mall. Dillard's Credit Card, The American Express® Card, Diners ub International, Mastercard? Visa® and The DiscoverCard. : J |
