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Australian Daniel Snedden's war crimes trial soon to begin in Croatia

Daniel Snedden aka Dragan Vasiljkovic in Croatian police custody, July 2015
Daniel Snedden aka Dragan Vasiljkovic in Croatian police custody, July 2015 Source: AAP

The lawyer for the first Australian citizen to be extradited overseas over war crimes allegations say his trial is expected to begin within months. Australia surrendered Dragan Vasiljkovic - as he will be known in his trial - to Croatia last year. Daniel Snedden, as he's known in Australia, has consistently denied the allegations but nearly a decade of appeals in Australian courts failed to prevent his extradition.


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The lawyer for the first Australian citizen to be extradited overseas over war crimes allegations say his trial is expected to begin within months. Australia surrendered Dragan Vasiljkovic - as he will be known in his trial - to Croatia last year. Daniel Snedden, as he's known in Australia, has consistently denied the allegations but nearly a decade of appeals in Australian courts failed to prevent his extradition.



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