VOA标准英语2010年-Former Bosnian President to Stay in Lo

A British court has determined¹ that former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic will remain in a London jail until at least next Thursday when his bail² hearing will be reconvened. Ganic was arrested by British police Monday on suspicion of war crimes after the Republic of Serbia indicated it would ask for him to be extradited.
 
Ejup Ganic has been in a British prison since Monday, when he was arrested by British police in connection with alleged³ war crimes in Bosnia.  The Serbian government has not yet made a formal extradition⁴ request to the United Kingdom, Ganic is being held on a provisional arrest warrant.  On Friday judges decided⁵ the former Bosnian leader will remain in jail until at least next Thursday when they hope to see more evidence about why he is wanted by Serbia.

"The judges decided they had insufficient⁶ information from the Serbian authorities to come to a view so therefore the matter's been adjourned⁷ until next Thursday to give the Serbian authorities a short amount of time to effectively make good their request," said Stephen Gentle, one of Ganic's lawyers.
 
Gentle says he is not certain the Serbian authorities have more evidence. The alleged war crime they wish to prosecute⁸ Ganic for occurred in 1992.  In 2003 lawyers at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague looked at the case  drawn⁹ up by a Serbian military court and ruled there was not enough evidence to charge anyone with war crimes, or even that  a war crime had been  committed.  Gentle believes the Serbs do not have a case now either.
 
"On the basis of what I've seen thus far I think the Serbian request is fundamentally flawed and obviously  I've seen the independent evidence which has been supplied in court today and it seems to me that the Serbian request is misconceived," Gentle added.
 
In court another of Ganic's attorneys said the Serbian request was clearly political and timed to coincide with the appearance at The Hague tribunal of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.  Ganic's daughter, Emina Ganic, says the accusations¹⁰ show that Serbia is still fighting its wartime enemies.

"It is a desire to show a certain parity¹¹ that doesn't exist and to blur¹² the lines between aggressors and those who stood in defense¹³ of one country. They will not be successful in this," she said.

Emina Ganic says the longer the court process goes on, the more damaging it is to relations between Bosnia and Serbia and Bosnia and the United Kingdom. There are two court proceedings¹⁴ next week. On Tuesday, both sides will begin to lay out their cases for and against extradition. On Thursday, Ganic's lawyers will again try to get him freed on bail.
 

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

7 adjourned   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
• The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。

8 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

9 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

10 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

11 parity   

n.平价，等价，比价，对等

参考例句：

• The two currencies have now reached parity.这两种货币现已达到同等价值。
• Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.女性在很多领域还没能争取到薪金、职位方面的平等。

12 blur   

n.模糊不清的事物；vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

参考例句：

• The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
• If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了，图像就会变得模糊不清。

13 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

14 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼