{Lexington, Kentucky}...U.S. Magistrate Robert Wier is weighing whether to order a Croatian woman back to Europe to face charges of murder and torture. Wier heard arguments Monday over whether Bosnia has offered enough proof to have 52 year old Azra Basic (BAH'-sihk) returned to that country to face charges
stemming from the unraveling of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Basic's attorney, Patrick Nash, says there isn't enough proof that the alleged victims were civilians or that his client committed any crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney James Arehart says 26 witnesses provided statements alleging murder and torture and at least six witnesses picked Basic out of a photo lineup. Basic had been living for several years in eastern Kentucky, where she worked at a nursing home and a food factory before her arrest in March.
