A Bosnian Serb man is to be deported from the United States after admitting he lied on immigration forms over his participation in war crimes during the Yugoslavian of the 1990s.
Slobodan Mutic, a 53 year old man who immigrated to the US in October 1999, was a member of the Yugoslav Army and then an army in the former Republic of Serbian Kriajina. He is wanted on a Croatian warrant for the deaths of Stjepan and Paula Cindric, who he is accused of executing because of their ethnicity.
Entering into a plea agreement with US authorities Mr Mutic admitted lying on immigration forms which state applicants must not have "ever engaged in genocide ... or otherwise participated in the killing of any person because of race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin or political opinion."
He will now serve two years in a US prison before deportation to Croatia, where he will likely stand trial for the killings.
"This nation is a haven for refugees, not human rights criminals," said US Attorney Steven Dettelbach. "This defendant lied his way into this nation and he will be punished. And we also hope that he is held to account for any of his actions once he is returned to his home country to face justice."
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Slobodan Mutic, a 53 year old man who immigrated to the US in October 1999, was a member of the Yugoslav Army and then an army in the former Republic of Serbian Kriajina. He is wanted on a Croatian warrant for the deaths of Stjepan and Paula Cindric, who he is accused of executing because of their ethnicity.
Entering into a plea agreement with US authorities Mr Mutic admitted lying on immigration forms which state applicants must not have "ever engaged in genocide ... or otherwise participated in the killing of any person because of race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin or political opinion."
He will now serve two years in a US prison before deportation to Croatia, where he will likely stand trial for the killings.
"This nation is a haven for refugees, not human rights criminals," said US Attorney Steven Dettelbach. "This defendant lied his way into this nation and he will be punished. And we also hope that he is held to account for any of his actions once he is returned to his home country to face justice."
See more here.