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Serbia given 10 day ultimatum to extradite beater to US
American officials in Belgrade delivered a diplomatic note to the Serbian government demanding that they extradite within 10 days Serbian basketball player charged with beating a college classmate in New York.
“It is imperative that the [Serbian government] remedy these outrageous actions committed by its official representative, Igor Milosevic, and ensure the immediate return of Miladin Kovacevic to the United States for further legal proceedings and trial, not later than Aug. 1, 2008,” the note reads and is quoted by Daily News.
Serbian foreign minister said that Kovacevic would not be extradited because it would violate Serbian law on extradition of its own citizens.
On Wednesday, Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, both New York Democrats, told the Serbian Embassy’s top official “that there would be significant consequences for Serbia if this matter was not resolved.”