The arrest is good news too for the people of Serbia. It draws to a close a shameful period in their history and opens the door to a prosperous future for them in the European Union. Almost. One figure remains at large: Ratko Mladic, Karadzic’s military leader during the war. His arrest will enable the appalling saga of what were Europe’s worst atrocities since World War II to be brought to a close. It will happen soon.
That can be said because Karadzic’s was no chance arrest. He was able to remain free all these years because he had friends in power in Belgrade who protected him. There is no other explanation. Serbia and the dependent Serb statelet in Bosnia are too small for a fugitive as notorious as he to remain unnoticed all that time.
The arrest was a political move — and it shows the scale of change that has taken place in Belgrade since the victory of pro-EU Boris Tadic in the presidential elections five months ago and again in the parliamentary election in May. That latter election is the key to the arrest. Although Tadic’s party won the largest share of the May vote, it was only four weeks ago that a coalition government under new Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic was finally agreed and appointed. Its priority is EU membership, the big block to that being Karadzic and Mladic. By arresting Karadzic, President Tadic has sent out a clear signal to Brussels that Serbia is committed to Europe and the rule of law.
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