"After they were released from the ICTY detention unit, the six accused said they will stay in Zagreb, where they will wait for the start of the trial and it is their wish to be tried there," Covic said, adding that he believed the tribunal would transfer the case to Croatia and not Bosnia-Herzegovina.
"If they have decided to stay in Zagreb, in a way that prejudges possible outcomes. One thing is sure - they will not be tried in The Hague," Covic said.
After their release on Friday, former political and military officials of the Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna -- Jadranko Prlic, Bruno Stojic, Valentin Coric, Berislav Pusic and generals Milivoj Petkovic and Slobodan Praljak -- arrived at Zagreb airport, where they were welcomed by their family members and lawyers.
They are charged with crimes against humanity, violations of the laws and customs of war and grave breaches of the Geneva conventions committed through the expulsion of Bosnian Muslims from areas controlled by the Croatian Defence Council in the period from 1991 to 1994.
Covic expressed confidence that all other trials would be transferred to courts in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, which he said also referred to the six Croats.
The Bosnian delegation in The Hague also included Bosnian Justice Minister Borjana Kristo and Security Minister Barisa Colak, who were invited to discuss the transfer of ICTY cases to the Bosnian judiciary.
There was least talk of war-time documents of Herceg-Bosna, as the delegation did not bring any documents because they are forwarded via the ICTY office in Sarajevo, Covic said.