Serb "war criminal"to be extradited from Australia

SYDNEY';
A Serbian war crimes suspect known as
"Captain Dragon" was reportedlly due
to be flown  from Australia to Croatia
Wednesday  to face allegations of torture
and murder after battling extradition
for a decade.

Dragon Vasiljkovic  a paramilitary
commander with a Serbian rebel group
opposed to Croatia breaking way  from
Yugoslavia is wanted on charges relating
to Zagerb's 1991-1995 war of independence

The Belgrade -born 60 year-old ,who has
Australian citizenship,has previously
denied committing war crimes but told
media he trained recruits killed in combat
and interrogated  enemy troops.

Canberra approved his extradition in 2012i
and The Australian newspaper which first
revealed  his identity in 2005 said he
would be put on a pane in Sydney on
Wednesday for Croatia.
 AFP