Sarajevo Cantonal Prosecution charged Naser Oric with extortion

According to the Serbian news agencies, on Friday Sarajevo Cantonal Prosecution charged Naser Oric with extortion and illegal possession of weapons, ammunition and explosives.

Notorious Srebrenica warlord during the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992-1995, and a Bosnian Muslim war criminal responsible for the savage murders of over 3,500 Bosnian Serb civilians from Srebrenica municipality, Oric was convicted of war crimes in 2006, only to be unexpectedly acquitted by the Hague Kangaroo court in July 2008.

Three months later, in October 2008, Oric was arrested in the Muslim part of Bosnia under suspicion that he used serious threats and intimidation to extort over 200,000 German marks.

On Friday, he was charged with extorting 240,000 German marks, possession of banned firearms, ammunition and explosive devices. According to the reports, a large stash of weapons was found in the lair used by Oric and his associates.

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