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Serbian prosecutor on possible indictments against perpetrators of war crimes in camps

BELGRADE, Nov 21 (Hina) - Commenting on a Croatian investigation against perpetrators of war crimes in concentration camps which were set up in Serbia for Croatians during the Homeland Defence War, Serbia's chief war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic has said that the possible issuance of an indictment by Serbia can ensue only after the assessment of evidence in the case.

Describing cooperation in the region, notably cooperation between Belgrade and Zagreb, as very good, Vukcevic told the Serbian news agency Tanjug on Sunday that Serbia and Croatia had signed an agreement on cooperation in the prosecution of war crimes, adding that under the agreement, certain evidence in this case would probably be delivered to Serbia.

Vukcevic said that neither The Hague nor Zagreb or any other country in the region could send an indictment to his office demanding that it be treated as the final document.

"That is only a sort of initial document and we assess the evidence enclosed with it, and this case we will see what it is about," Vukcevic said.

Earlier this week, the Croatian Chief State Prosecutor's Office (DORH) said in a statement on its website that an investigation was under way before the Osijek County Court against perpetrators of war crimes committed in detention camps in Serbia.

DORH said it would inform the public about the completion of the investigation, adding that it expected its requests to be granted by courts in Serbia.

An indictment is being drafted against Major General Aleksandar Vasiljevic, head of the former Yugoslav counter-intelligence service KOS, for setting up the prison camps of Stajicevo, Begejci, Nis, Sremska Mitrovica and Beograd, the head of the jurists' association Vukovar '91, Zoran Sangut, told Hina.

He also said that an indictment was being drafted against the head of the Stajicevo and Begejci prison camps, Miroslav Zivanovic.

"Croatia is still looking for some 490 Vukovar residents who went missing and who are believed to have been held in Serb-run prison camps where some 300 Vukovar residents were killed and around 7,000 Croatian citizens were detained," Sangut said recently, adding he expected the Serbian side to honor the agreement on the prosecution of war criminals signed by the two countries.

The indictments that will be sent to Serbia are not political marketing, but a reality through which the Croatian and Serbian good-neighbourly relations will be viewed, Sangut said.

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