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Wartime Bosnian commander arrested for crimes by Islamic fighters
Reuters ^ | December 8, 2015 | Maja Zuvela

Posted on 12/09/2015 6:42:40 PM PST by Dragonfly

Bosnian police arrested a wartime Muslim army commander on Tuesday on charges of failing to prevent crimes committed by foreign Islamic fighters against captive Bosnian Serb soldiers during a 1992-1995 war.

The arrest of 63-year-old retiree Sakib Mahmuljin was carried out on orders of the state war crimes prosecutor, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

"The suspect is under investigation for acting in contravention of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions while serving as a commander of the 3rd Corps of the Army of BiH," it said. Mahmuljin has denied the charges during earlier proceedings.

Many Islamic fighters, or "mujahideen", came from North Africa and the Middle East to help fellow Muslims fight against Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats during the Bosnian war, in which 100,000 people died.

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Remember Bosnia?
1 posted on 12/09/2015 6:42:40 PM PST by Dragonfly
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To: Dragonfly

We demand his release. !!!


2 posted on 12/09/2015 6:43:56 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: Dragonfly

Color me skeptical. There’s way more to this story.


3 posted on 12/09/2015 6:44:58 PM PST by gr8eman (Don't waste your energy trying to understand commies. Use it to defeat them!)
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To: Dragonfly

But, he’s retired!!!!!!


4 posted on 12/09/2015 7:06:46 PM PST by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
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