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Upstate Attack Suspect-Fugitive Says, "I am Not Guilty"
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Jen Chung
Published Jul 11, 2008
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Miladin Kovacevic, who was charged with beating a fellow Binghamton University student into a coma, told a Serbian paper he won't return to America, "I know I am not guilty and I will prove that in front of a Serbian judge. I don't believe in the American legal system anymore." Kovacevic had fled the U.S. with the help of the Serbian consulate; U.S. officials have asked Serbia to return Kovacevic for prosecution here. The 21-year-old went on to say, "I'm sincerely worried about the security of my younger sister and of my family. Please understand that I can't tell you more for good reasons. I admit I'm in shock and I'm even afraid of the things I cannot see."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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