Serbia on Wednesday arrested Goran Hadzic, the one-time Croatian Serb rebel leader accused of mass murder and the last remaining fugitive wanted by the UN war crimes court in The Hague. Hadzic, 52, faces 14 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes for the murders of hundreds of people and deportation of tens of thousands Croats between 1992-1993 by troops under his command. The European Union hailed the arrest as an “important” step forward in Serbia’s bid for EU membership while Serbian President Boris Tadic said is was the end of a “difficult” chapter for Serbia in its dealings with The Hague court. “This morning at 8:24 am (0624 GMT) Goran Hadzic was arrested. With this Serbia ends the most difficult chapter in its cooperation with the court,” Tadic told a press conference.
