Serb general to surrender to U.N. war crimes tribunal this week

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Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro, Feb 1, SPA -- One of the top fourSerb generals sought by the U.N. war crimes tribunal foralleged atrocities committed in Kosovo will surrender thisweek to the Netherlands-based court, a newspaper reportedTuesday. Gen. Vladimir Lazarevic, a top army commander in Kosovo in1999, will travel to The Hague on Thursday, the independentVecernje Novosti newspaper said. Serbia's government, which negotiated Lazarevic'ssurrender, will finance his defense during the war crimestrial and will offer "all possible guarantees" to theU.N. tribunal for him to be released from detention in TheHague pending the start of legal proceedings against him,Vecernje Novosti said.--SPA1352 Local Time 1052 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/236063

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