Croatian war crimes suspect arrested

General Ante Gotovina, wanted for war crimes in Croatia, was captured on 8 December 2005 by Spanish police in the Canary Islands. The move will be a boost to Croatia's relations with the international community and will assist its European Union entry talks.

In April 2011 judges at the international court in The Hague sentenced former Croatian General Ante Gotovina to 24 years in prison, convicting him of crimes against humanity. Gotovina is regarded as a war hero in Croatia.

BBC News, 9.12.05: Croatian fugitive held in Madrid http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4512174.stm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 8.12.05: Javier Solana, EU High Representative for CFSP, voices satisfaction at arrest of Ante Gotovina http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/declarations/87459.pdf

Večernji list, 15.4.11: National hero sentenced (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/601751-national-hero-sentenced

BBC News, 15.4.11: Croatians convicted of war crimes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13092438

Deutsche Welle, 15.4.11: War crimes court jails Croatian hero and ex-general for 24 years http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14991631,00.html

UN: ICTY: Press Release, 15.4.11: Tribunal Convicts Gotovina and Markač, Acquits Čermak http://www.icty.org/sid/10633

France24, 15.4.11: Croatian general, police chief convicted of war crimes http://www.france24.com/en/20110415-war-crimes-tribunal-convicts-general-police-officer-massacre-croatia-gotovina-markac-hague

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