Serbia Captures War Criminal Goran Hadzic

The Takeaway

Serbian authorities say that have apprehended accused war criminal Goran Hadzic. Hadzic was the leader of Croatian Serb separatist forces and the last remaining fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague. In 2004, Hadzic was indicted with 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Marco Prelec, Balkans Project director of the International Crisis Group, explains why Hadzic was one of the most wanted men in the world.

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