Central New York News

War Crimes Suspect Extradited To Bosnia From Central NY

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published June 3, 2013 at 4:35 PM EDT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Federal officials say a New York man has been extradited to his native Bosnia-Herzegovina to be tried for war crimes committed in the 1990s, including the torture of one prisoner and the slaying of another.

Officials say the extradition of Sulejman Mujagic was the result of close cooperation between U.S. and Bosnian authorities.

The 50-year-old former regional army commander was arrested in Utica in November. He's accused of killing an unarmed enemy soldier and torturing another during the Bosnian War in March 1995.

He moved to Utica in 1997.

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Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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