Balkans: April 7, 2001

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Former Serb dictator Slobodan Milosevic is now being held in Belgrade's Central Prison. Serbia's current interior minister, Dusan Mihajlovic, issued a statement that said Milosevic could be tried for crimes for which the death penalty is provided. This could mean several murders that Milosevic allegedly personally ordered. One key potential witness against Milosevic is former Serbian customs director Mihalj Kertes. Kertes is suspected of being Milosevics chief operative in arming Bosnian Serbs and Croatian Serbs during the Yugoslav wars of 1991-1995. This could mean Milosevic will be charged with embezzlement. Kertes has been charged with embezzling Yugoslav government weapons funds. The prospect of charging Milosevic with theft became even more likely April 6, when Serbian sources said that Cyprus had turned over 25 boxes of potential evidence. Some Serb government officials believe that around $1 billion was transferred abroad to bank accounts during Milosevic's rule. Prosecutors believe a significant amount of the money passed through Cypriot banks.

 

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