Cedo Colovic

Former Croatian Serb rebel fighter Cedo Colovic, who was jailed by Serbia for espionage, has been proposed as a witness in a new war crimes prosecution of retired Yugoslav general Borislav Djukic.

BELGRADE - The High Court in Belgrade on Tuesday upheld a plea bargain between Cedo Colovic, 57, and the prosecutor's office, sentencing him to three years in prison on charges of spying for Croatia.

In the same decision, the court extended the custody Colovic had been placed in on Sunday, a court statement said.

BELGRADE - The High Court in Belgrade on Tuesday upheld a plea bargain between Cedo Colovic, 57, and the prosecutor's office, sentencing him to three years in prison on charges of spying for Croatia.

In the same decision, the court extended the custody Colovic had been placed in on Sunday, a court statement said.

The High Court in Belgrade on Tuesday upheld a plea bargain between Cedo Colovic, 57, and the prosecutor's office.

Colovic was thus sentenced to three years in prison on charges of spying for Croatia.

The sister of 57-year-old Cedo Colovic, who was arrested in Serbia on Friday on suspicion of espionage, told BIRN that no official has informed the family about his situation and said that she was only getting information about him through the media.