The head of the Serbian Justice Ministry department for the execution of prison sentences, Dragoljub Loncarevic, told the Belgrade-based Beta news agency that the prisoners in Sremska Mitrovica would have "the usual treatment" and that they would spend the first 30 days in the prison's reception division. He added that their further treatment would depend on decisions of prison services.
Serbia and Montenegro Human Rights Minister Rasim Ljajic and Interior Ministry representatives took custody of the prisoners at the Bratovci border crossing with Croatia. The prisoners were taken to the Sremska Mitrovica penitentiary.
Four prisoners were sentenced in Croatia for war crimes while the fifth was jailed for "classic criminal activities".