Five persons arrested in Ljubuški, Široki Brijeg, Čapljina and Mostar for war crime

Acting on the order of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) early this morning (February 1, 2016) in the areas of Ljubuški, Široki Brijeg, Čapljina and Mostar deprived five persons of liberty for war crimes, reports the Patria news agency.

Deprived of liberty were persons with initials M.H. (1949), I.M. (1952), M.N. (1962), T.R. (1971) and J.M. (1968) due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that they committed the criminal offense under Article 173, paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code of BiH, "War crime against the civilian population" in the area of the municipality of Čapljina during 1992.

Acting on the order of the Court of BiH, SIPA investigators searched the premises used by the suspects with the aim of finding and temporarily seizing objects that may serve as evidence in further proceedings.

The persons deprived of liberty will be brought to the official premises of SIPA, where they will undergo criminal investigation, after which they will be handed over to the Prosecutor's Office of BiH for further action.