Nov 1, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The High Court in Bjello Pole has released from detention the Serbian citizen, Živko Vuksanović, 62 years old, whose extradition Kosovo requested, as he is suspected of war crimes.
Also another suspect, who is wanted by Kosovo, has been released by the authorities in Montenegro.
Vuksanović’s
release from custody was confirmed to Radio Free Europe by this court.
Vuksanović
has been in custody since October 1, awaiting the decision on whether or not to
extradite him to Kosovo.
Although
the Supreme Court on October 27 decided on the extradition of Vuksanović to
Kosovo, on the same day, the former Minister of Justice, Marko Kovac, refused
the request for extradition.
The
newspaper in Podgorica, Pobjeda, said that Kovac justified his decision with
the assessment that “there are suspicions of political persecution”, arguing
that Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms had been violated.
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