2ND DAY OF PRALJAK'S CROSS-EXAMINATION ENDS IN HAGUE

THE HAGUE, April 5 (Hina) - Questions by prosecutor Kenneth Scott about whether Croatian troops, under the command of General Slobodan Praljak, in October 1992 burnt down most Moslem houses in Prozor, Bosnia, marked the end of the second day of cross- examination of General Praljak at the trial against Bosnian Croats Mladen Naletilic Tuta and Vinko Martinovic Stela before the Hague- based international war crimes tribunal. #L# Did Jajce fall before or after troops under your command burnt most Moslem houses in Prozor, Scott asked Praljak, a former commander of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), who testified about the situation in Jajce. Scott reminded Praljak that he had previously stated he did in fact command HVO troops in Prozor in the autumn of 1992. Praljak replied he had arrived in Prozor a little after "the incident", at the request of the former Croatian president Franjo Tudjman and Bosnian president Alija Izetbegovic, to settle the situation. The prosecutor showed Praljak a report by an officer under him, Juergen Smidt, that "Prozor is under control", and "ethnically clean", as well as that the "Moslem residents were detained or fled". Asked about whether he, as a HVO commander, commanded and was responsible for activities of the "Mrmak" anti-terrorist unit which is accused for war crimes, Naletilic's defence attorney Kresimir Krsnik objected, saying that the Trial Chamber should warn the witness that he could be liable for prosecution should he reply. Trial Chamber president Liu Daqun told Krsnik it was he responsibility when he called Praljak as a witness. The cross-examination of Praljak will continue Monday. (hina) lml sb