RIJEKA, Feb 22 (Hina) - Retired Croatian Army general Mirko Norac on Thursday appeared before Rijeka County Court investigating judge Sajonara Culina and denied all incriminations levelled at him.
RIJEKA, Feb 22 (Hina) - Retired Croatian Army general Mirko Norac on
Thursday appeared before Rijeka County Court investigating judge
Sajonara Culina and denied all incriminations levelled at him. #L#
According to Judge Culina, Norac said he understood what he was
suspected of but was not familiar with the events he was suspected
of, namely the execution of Croatian Serb citizens at Pazariste and
Lipova Glavica and the abduction and execution of three residents
of Karlobag. Norac said he learned of the events from the press and
had not issued orders to that effect or any other order contrary to
the international criminal law of war, Culina said.
When asked about his whereabouts in the past two weeks, Norac said
he was in Croatia, in Zagreb, and added he was not familiar with the
fact that the court had issued an order for his detention and an
arrest warrant. As to other questions, Norac declined to answer,
Culina said.
General Norac surrendered to the police on Wednesday and was
escorted to the Rijeka County Court Investigating Centre around 2
pm today.
(hina) rml