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| Former Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, who was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport over war crimes allegations, has been given bail by the High Court. | Former Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, who was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport over war crimes allegations, has been given bail by the High Court. |
| Mr Ganic was detained on 1 March at the request of Serbia and is accused of killing wounded Bosnian Serb soldiers in 1992 during the Balkan wars. | Mr Ganic was detained on 1 March at the request of Serbia and is accused of killing wounded Bosnian Serb soldiers in 1992 during the Balkan wars. |
| His lawyers say moves to make him face trial in Serbia are politically motivated and his arrest is illegal. | His lawyers say moves to make him face trial in Serbia are politically motivated and his arrest is illegal. |
| Lord Justice Laws granted the 64-year-old bail on "stringent" conditions. | Lord Justice Laws granted the 64-year-old bail on "stringent" conditions. |
| Mr Ganic, a friend of Baroness Thatcher, was a wartime leader who briefly acted as president. | |
| He was indicted last year by a Belgrade court, along with 18 others, over an incident in which 42 soldiers from the Yugoslav army were killed at the start of the conflict. | He was indicted last year by a Belgrade court, along with 18 others, over an incident in which 42 soldiers from the Yugoslav army were killed at the start of the conflict. |
| Their convoy, accompanied by UN peacekeepers, was attacked during the retreat from a Bosnian Muslim area of Sarajevo. Serbia says this was in violation of a safe passage pact. | |
| Claims 'rejected' | |
| Clare Montgomery QC, for Mr Ganic, says the allegations have already been rejected by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. | |
| Extradition agreements give the Serbian authorities 45 days from the date of arrest to make their extradition request. | |
| Previously Westminster magistrates had refused bail on the grounds there was a danger of Mr Ganic leaving the country and he had been remanded to Wandsworth Prison. | |
| But bailing him to appear again before Westminster magistrates on 13 April, Lord Justice Laws said that £300,000 had been provided as security by a "well-wisher". | |
| Buckingham University vice-chancellor Dr Terence Kealey had also offered a £25,000 surety, which was accepted by the court. | |
| Mr Ganic had attended a degree ceremony at the university, which is partnered with the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology of which he is president, hours before he was arrested. | |
| His bail conditions including staying at an undisclosed London address, observing a nightly curfew and not applying for a passport or travel document. | |
| He must also report daily to a London police station. |