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Kenya holds 'war crimes suspect' Kenya suspect not fugitive Mladic
(about 4 hours later)
Kenyan police are investigating a man arrested on Thursday who they say may be wanted for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. A man arrested in Kenya on suspicion of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia is not fugitive ex-Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, Interpol says.
He was arrested at a resort in the coastal city of Mombasa, police said, and taken to Nairobi for questioning. Police had reportedly acted on a tip off that he resembled the wanted Bosnian Serb commander.
The war crimes tribunal is still seeking two fugitives: Bosnian Serb ex-military chief Ratko Mladic and former Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic. The man, identified as Croatian Igor Majeski, was arrested at a resort in the coastal city, Mombasa, on Thursday.
But AFP news agency quoted Serbian sources as saying the man was German. A tribunal spokeswoman said checks had also ruled him out as another fugitive, Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic.
Kenyan police told news agencies the detained man was a foreigner who had been in Mombasa for some years and ran a water sports business at a hotel there. Police said that Mr Majeski had been in Mombasa for some years and ran a water sports business at a hotel there.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe told AFP news agency that they suspected the man was wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Interpol said fingerprint checks did not match those of Mladic, who is sought by an international tribunal on charges of genocide and other atrocities.
"His fingerprints will be taken and we will have officers from Interpol to assist us," Mr Kiraithe said. A little while later, AFP quoted UN tribunal spokeswoman Olga Kavran as saying: "We have just got the confirmation that the arrested man is neither of our fugitives. Not Mladic, not Hadzic".
Mr Mladic, 67, has been indicted by the UN war crimes tribunal on charges of genocide and other crimes against humanity in Bosnia.Mr Mladic, 67, has been indicted by the UN war crimes tribunal on charges of genocide and other crimes against humanity in Bosnia.
Mr Hadzic, 50, is accused of war crimes in Croatia.Mr Hadzic, 50, is accused of war crimes in Croatia.
The arrest of the two men, especially Mr Mladic, is a key requirement of the European Union for closer ties with Serbia.The arrest of the two men, especially Mr Mladic, is a key requirement of the European Union for closer ties with Serbia.