US embassy cable - 05ZAGREB1930

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ICTY FUGITIVE GOTOVINA ARRESTED

Identifier: 05ZAGREB1930
Wikileaks: View 05ZAGREB1930 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Zagreb
Created: 2005-12-08 14:24:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: KAWC PREL HR War Crimes
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLAS ZAGREB 001930 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, S/WCI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KAWC, PREL, HR, War Crimes 
SUBJECT: ICTY FUGITIVE GOTOVINA ARRESTED 
 
1. (SBU) According to media reports December 8, Spanish 
Authorities on the Canary Islands arrested ICTY Fugitive Ante 
Gotovina on December 7.  ICTY Head of Office in Croatia 
Thomas Osorio confirmed for us that Gotovina had been 
arrested.  The Croatian State Prosecutor's Office told us 
that they expected Gotovina to be extradited to The Hague in 
the next 24-48 hours. 
 
2. (SBU) Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic told us that the 
arrest was the result of months-long cooperation between 
Croatian and Spanish authorities.  Bajic said that the 
Croatian Intelligence Agency (OA) and Counter Intelligence 
Agency (POA) were involved in the effort, together with 
officials from the ICTY.  Bajic emphasized that this arrest 
marked a major step forward for Croatian law enforcement, as 
no word of this effort had leaked to the public during the 
multi-month operation. 
 
3. (SBU) This information was also confirmed independently by 
Croatian intelligence services. 
FRANK 

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