Former ambassador arrested

March 26, 2003

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents arrested the former Bosnian ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday after his home country accused him of stealing more than $2.4 million.
Muhamed Sacirbegovic, 46, was ordered detained without bail. He said through a court-appointed attorney he was eager to “establish his innocence.”
Prosecutors said they would move for Sacirbegovic’s extradition to Bosnia-Herzegovina, where a judge issued a warrant for his arrest in December 2001. Defense attorney Steven Statsinger said he planned to fight extradition because his client “has very strong ties to this country.”
Sacirbegovic began serving as ambassador to the United Nations for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 and left the office in 2000, according to papers filed by federal prosecutors.

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