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. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BalkanNews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/