British court refuses bail for ex-Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic on war crimes charges

UK court refuses bail to former Bosnian politician

LONDON — A British judge has ordered former Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic held in custody despite a request to release him while he challenges a Serbian demand that he be extradited for alleged war crimes.

District Judge Quentin Purdy on Wednesday ordered Ganic detained until a future hearing in a London court.

Ganic was arrested Monday at Heathrow Airport after Serbia issued an arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes in connection with the 1992 deaths of Serbian troops in Bosnia.