court blocks the extradition of former bosnian president sale gannets to serbia always wanted on war crimes charges dropped again it is accused of ordering the deaths of more than forty yugoslav soldiers in sarajevo at the start of the bosnian war in one thousand nine hundred two he was seen as that heathrow airport in march after serbia issued an international arrest warrant denies being responsible for the atrocities me governor which is in london is a political expert on the balkans let's talk more about the story with him giving t. effectively without t. tonight the judge's motivation to deny his extradition is that it would have been a quote political move now in contrast some commentators argue that the choice to block the extradition is because of political pressure what are your thoughts about that. well indeed i think what the judge said is is probably correct that it would be politically motivated in serbia but it is very very much politically motivated in britain because the british government has taken a position which is supported mr gummidge not just today but way back

. >> a court in britain has rejected a request by serbia to extradite the former bosnian leader. serbia wants to prosecute him on war crimes charges. the judge ruled that that request was politically motivated. >> he walked out of court a free man. all charges brought against him were crushed by the judge to accused serbia of its politically motivated case. surrounded by his family, a relieved man headed out of belgrade. >> students to study law can see this kind of news. >> the government of serbia tried to undermine the judiciary in this country. the use of taxpayers' money and they kept me here for five months. >> the charges brought against a related to the chaos of may 1992. the bosnian war was under way at the the country declared independence from yugoslavia as acting president, serbia believe you was involved in ordering an attack on a serb-dominated convoy which killed over 40. since then, belgrade has been attempting to prosecute him on serbian soil. though world has been to focus on the other side. he has seen. he has been seen as a key figure to address that balance.

sponsibility of the bosnian government and the bosnian institutions to try mr garnett or if not mr garnish to resolve this whole case it is a war crime it needs to be resolved in some way but it appears to me here that the british position is to run away from it and possibly whitewash this whole thing. and our web site r t dot com has a lot more for you to check out and here's a taste of what screaming there right now russian american drug police busted a trafficking ring involving a show man out of office. and russian lawmakers predict the last days of sham psychics are on their trusting lines are down to dollars from or had to argue from. the pentagon has lost track of almost nine billion dollars which was meant to be spent on reconstructing iraq that's ninety five percent of the money given to the development fund the american military was given the money raised from the c.e.o. of rocky gas and oil by the u.n. after the invasion in two thousand and three a u.s. audit found poor control over where the assets for spend in a country still suffering a way to fill tricity and other a basic s

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the bosnian war was under way after the country declared independence. serbia believes he was involved in ordering an attack on a convoy of troops that killed 40. ever since belgrade has been determined to try him on serbian soil. serbia felt war crimes committed against serbs have been forgotten and the world was too focused on the other side. he is seen as a key figure in the thames to redress that balance. this had strained relations between bosnia and serbia, with the government saying he only protect his country from protection. he was asked whether the verdict would allow the relationship to improve. >> i said i am glad justice has been served. as for relations, if we respect each other it then there will be good relations. >> serbia pledged to launch an official appeal. belgrade remains defiant in its attempt to pursue him in. >> [unintelligible] they are synonymous with spain, but on wednesday one region will decide whether to outlaw bullfighting. it will not just be a verdict on animal rights but also on the cultural community. he may find some

a court in britain has rejected a request to extradite the former bosnian leader.serbia would like to prosecute him on war crimes charges. the judge says the request is politically motivated. serbia has said that they will appeal to the higher court. the accused says that he has no case to answer any has been cleared by the tribunal. >> students can see this kind of abuse. the government of serbia at this undermining the judiciary in this country, the taxpayers' money. they kept us here for five months. >> our balkans correspondent is in belgrade gauge reaction. >> official reaction has come from that jeopardy war crimes prosecutor you told me he was disappointed --. the serbian war crimes prosecutor and he told me that he was disappointed. bosnia is mainly seen as a victim of the balkan wars of the 1990's. this is not necessarily up held by the facts. serbia has been behind this case. the chief for crimes prosecutor has been in london to personally oversee proceedings. the reason for that runs deep. serbia feels that war crimes committed against the serbs had been

of ordering the deaths of more than a fourteen yugoslav soldiers in sarajevo at the start of the bosnian war in nineteen ninety two he was seized at london's heathrow airport in march after a serbia issued an interim our national arrest warrant ganesh denies being responsible for the atrocities we shrug of you know political expert on the balkans said the former leader should stand trial in his own country. it would be best if boss near him caught trying to mr garner it's because this after all or kurd on the territory of bosnia and herzegovina in fact it should be the responsibility of the boss no the government and the boston institutions to try mr graham or if not mr garnish to resolve this whole case it is a war crime it needs to be resolved in some way but it appears to me here that the british position is to run away from it and possibly whitewash this whole thing. and now for some other stories making headlines around the world. tony hayward will step down after the company posted a seventeen billion dollars second quarter loss its first in eighteen years old or to much of the bla

occurred on the territory of bosnia and herzegovina and in fact it should be a responsibility of the bosnian government and the boston institutions to try mr graham or if not mr garnish to resolve this whole case it is a war crime it needs to be resolved in some way but it appears to me here that the british position is to run away from it and possibly whitewash this whole thing. that our website r.t. dull corn there's also a lot more for you to check out of course here's just a taste of all streaming there at the moment russian and american drug police busted at trafficking ring involving a showman and what officer. and russian lawmakers predict the last day of sounds psychic seem calm that substance clients out of thousands of dollars for more heads to calm. now despite the sweltering heat thousands of orthodox believers have gathered in the creating capital to celebrate the historic baptism of old russia patriarch kirill of moscow and all russia led a religious service in kiev where more than a thousand years ago scores of russians turns to author of christianity and if he had a chance is