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Roanoke Man Faces War-Crime Charges

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ROANOKE, Va. - A former Bosnian prison camp guard who now lives in Roanoke County faces extradition to his native country on war-crimes charges.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered 53-year-old Almaz Nezirovicheld without bond.

According to court documents, Nezirovic is charged with torturing Serbians detained in a prison camp in 1992 during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, now known as Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The criminal complaint alleges that Nezirovic participated in beating prisoners with rifles and batons, starving them, ordering them to crawl naked on the ground and forcing them to eat urine-soaked grass.

His attorney denies the allegations.

Nezirovic also faces related naturalization-fraud charges. He's accused of illegally concealing his wartime activities when applying for refugee status and naturalization in the United States.

 

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