MOSTAR, Jan 7 (Hina) - The former Bosnian Foreign Minister and prime minister of the former Croat Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Jadranko Prlic, spent a week being interviewed by investigators of the Hague-based international war crimes
tribunal, Mostar's daily "Dnevni list" reported on Monday. Citing sources close to Prlic and his attorneys, the paper said he had been interviewed "as the investigators had interviewed Croatian Armed Forces Chief-of-staff, General Petar Stipetic". "He was treated as a war crimes suspect, but with the direct influence of politics on the trial proceedings and his volunteering to cooperate with the Hague tribunal," the daily wrote. Prlic admitted to having signed for the formation of a concentration camp in Dretelj (near Capljina) and at the Heliodrom (near Mostar) for imprisoned Bosniaks, during the war. "During the five-day interview, Prlic placed all the blame for possible war crimes o
MOSTAR, Jan 7 (Hina) - The former Bosnian Foreign Minister and prime
minister of the former Croat Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Jadranko
Prlic, spent a week being interviewed by investigators of the
Hague-based international war crimes tribunal, Mostar's daily
"Dnevni list" reported on Monday.
Citing sources close to Prlic and his attorneys, the paper said he
had been interviewed "as the investigators had interviewed
Croatian Armed Forces Chief-of-staff, General Petar Stipetic". "He
was treated as a war crimes suspect, but with the direct influence
of politics on the trial proceedings and his volunteering to
cooperate with the Hague tribunal," the daily wrote.
Prlic admitted to having signed for the formation of a
concentration camp in Dretelj (near Capljina) and at the Heliodrom
(near Mostar) for imprisoned Bosniaks, during the war.
"During the five-day interview, Prlic placed all the blame for
possible war crimes on three persons who have since passed away --
former Croatian president Franjo Tudjman, former Croatian defence
minister Gojko Susak, Mate Boban, Valentin Coric and Bruno
Stojic".
Coric was the police minister and Stojic defence minister in the
Herzeg-Bosnia republic government. During the past several years,
the two have been keeping a low profile.
A year ago, Prlic left the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-
Herzegovina party, and last spring joined the ruling Alliance for
Changes party which appointed him deputy foreign trade minister at
the Bosnian Council of Ministers.
Prlic was today not available for comments, while his office said he
was outside of Bosnia for the entire week.
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