US extradition request shocks defense team as Mevlid Jasarevic faces end of 15-year prison sentence

An extradition hearing was held Tuesday at the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Mevlid Jasarevic following a request by the United States for his handover as he completes his 15-year prison sentence, aiming to try him for attempted murder of US officials and employees during his 2011 shooting attack on the US Embassy in Sarajevo. Jasarevic's defense team condemned the US request as a political persecution strategically timed to coincide with his scheduled release date. Pročitaj više