tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562305868828873876.post7632608159905711386..comments2024-03-18T07:31:11.141-07:00Comments on Balkanblog: Zemun Clan, Zoran Djindjic und akutelle Ermittlungen in SerbienUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562305868828873876.post-88588287877108471172011-09-27T01:28:08.750-07:002011-09-27T01:28:08.750-07:00More Red Beret arrests in Serbia
26/09/2011
...More Red Beret arrests in Serbia<br /><br />26/09/2011<br /><br /> A probe into activities of a special ops unit could shed new light on the Djindjic assassination.<br /><br />By Igor Jovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade -- 26/09/11<br />photo<br /><br />Former Red Berets commander Milorad "Legija" Ulemek was convicted in 2007 for his role in the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. [Reuters]<br /><br />Serbian police on September 20th arrested four former members of a special operations unit that organised a November 2001 rebellion against the government. The fifth suspect, belonging to a unit known as the Red Berets, avoided arrest as he is out of the country.<br /><br />Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said after the arrests that it was "of state importance" to reveal the possible political background of their rebellion. "I expect the investigation to provide answers, as does Zoran Djindjic's family and all Serbian citizens," Djelic said.<br /><br />The Red Berets were a special unit of the Serbian secret police, formed during the former Yugoslav conflicts. The unit's former commander, Milorad "Legija" Ulemek, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2003 assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic in Belgrade.<br /><br />For some Belgrade politicians and analysts, the latest arrests show that light is finally being shed on the political connections behind Djindjic's murder. Others, though, see it as part of the pre-election campaign in Serbia, and doubt that it will deliver results.<br /><br />All agree on the necessity of finding those who ordered the killing. There is widespread doubt among the Serbian public that it was organised solely by Ulemek and his "Zemun Clan".<br /><br />Lawyer Bozo Prelevic, who was the assistant interior minister in Djindjic's cabinet, said it is good that such an investigation is taking place. However, he said, the probe should have been launched much earlier. ...<br /><br />http://setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/09/26/feature-01navyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255759800122584046noreply@blogger.com