Bosanska Gradiška and Laktaši: SIPA Arrests Six Suspects for Crimes against Bosniaks

At the order of a prosecutor from the Special Department for War Crimes of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, police officers of SIPA, in the area of Bosanska Gradiška and Laktaši, arrested 6 persons suspected of war crimes, the Prosecutor's Office of BiH announced, as reported by the Patria news agency.

Those arrested are: Drago Predojević, born in 1959; Dragutin Vukša, born in 1968; Simo Ćurguz, born in 1968; Boško Ćurguz, born in 1961; Miroslav Panić, born in 1970; and Ranko Došenović, born in 1966.

The arrested are under investigation and are suspected of acting contrary to the provisions of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions in the capacity of members of the police and the VRS, in the area of Sanski Most, in the summer of 1992, and committing the criminal offense of war crimes against the civilian population.

The aforementioned suspects are charged with torture, abuse, beatings, and inflicting severe physical and psychological injuries on victims of Bosniak nationality, in the area of Sanski Most in the summer of 1992.

After the arrest, the suspects will be handed over to the prosecutor in charge, who will examine them and then make a decision on further activities, the Prosecutor's Office statement said.