They seem so sure....

Ilic awaits Karadzic’s surrender 14:42 August 01 B92

BELGRADE, LONDON -- Monday – Serbian Capital Investments Minister Velimir Ilic expects that Hague fugitive Radovan Karadzic will soon turn himself in to The Hague Tribunal.

Ilic also reiterated the Serbian government’s stance that it truly does not know where Ratko Mladic is hiding, and therefore, is not negotiating a surrender with him.

The Republic of Srpska’s Internal Affairs Ministry official Radovan Pejic could not confirm if any new advances have been made in the search for Karadzic since his wife Ljiljana Zelen Karadzic made a plea last week for Radovan to surrender himself to the authorities for the sake of their family. Pejic did however restate that full cooperation with The Hague Tribunal is of utmost importance.

The British daily Independent writes that Radovan Karadzic’s days of freedom are numbered.

A well-informed source claims that his wife’s call on him to surrender could end his eight years of hiding and have him in the custody of the Tribunal by as soon as the end of this week.

Political analysts and officials say that there is more than one reason behind Ljiljana Zelen’s statement made last week, who has until now, always shown full support for her husband and his fugitive status. Some believe that the family’s poor financial situation is most responsible for her move, since the many years of hiding Karadzic definitely cost the family a lot of money, said the source of the daily, adding that the web of people which has been helping Karadzic hide is beginning to collapse.