United Press International.
March 24, 2005
Canada rebuffs Serbian pop star
TORONTO, March 24 (UPI) -- A Serbian pop star who is the widow of a
warlord has been denied a visa to perform in Toronto by Canadian
officials
who say she is a security concern.
The decision this week by the Canadian embassy in Belgrade to
withhold
a visa had promoters in Toronto scrambling Thursday to reschedule a
concert set for Friday night at a large lakefront entertainment
complex,
the Toronto Sun said.
Svetlana Raznatovic, known professionally as Ceca, was married to
Zeljko Raznatovic, a paramilitary leader who was indicted by the
International War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague. He was assassinated
in a Belgrade hotel in 2000.
Ceca's Canadian immigration lawyer Mendel Green was furious with
the delay, and said Ceca was "the biggest thing since Britney Spears."
He said she has performed without incident in the United States and
Australia.
Meanwhile, promoters have assured some 3,000 ticket-holders
to Friday's canceled show their tickets will be honored at a
performance late next week.
Serbian News Network - SNN
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