Cui Guanghai and John Miller, whose extraditions are being sought by the US on charges of espionage and smuggling of military technology, escaped from house arrest in Belgrade after taking off their electronic bracelets around mid-August.
Cui and Miller were arrested at Hyatt Regency Belgrade on Apr 24, and were remanded in custody until May 21 when they were transferred to house arrest with electronic bracelets in two separate flats in the Serbian capital — an unusual move as spies might help them, especially Cui, escape, given suspicions that Cui is a high-ranking intelligence official.
It is not clear how Cui and Miller managed to escape from two different addresses, almost simultaneously, and whether they had outside help.
An arrest warrant was issued for the fugitives on Aug 15.
While Cui Guanghai had been on the run for at least ten days, President Vučić met with Ambassador Li Ming on Aug 25, ahead of his visit to China and talks with Xi Jinping.
Was the decision on house arrest an oversight by the Serbian court? Or, in view of Serbia’s close ties with China, was it something else?
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