RIJEKA COUNTY COURT EXTENDS DETENTION FOR GOSPIC INDICTEES RIJEKA, March 6 (Hina) - The Rijeka County Court on Tuesday extended detention for Tihomir Oreskovic, Mirko Norac and other indictees charged with war crimes committed against
civilians in the Gospic area in late 1991. The court adopted this decision in line with a suggestion the Prosecutor's Office for Rijeka County submitted along with the indictment.
RIJEKA, March 6 (Hina) - The Rijeka County Court on Tuesday extended
detention for Tihomir Oreskovic, Mirko Norac and other indictees
charged with war crimes committed against civilians in the Gospic
area in late 1991. The court adopted this decision in line with a
suggestion the Prosecutor's Office for Rijeka County submitted
along with the indictment. #L#
The president of the Rijeka County Court, Slavko Petric, said the
decision on extending detention was adopted due to the gravity of
the crimes the indictees were charged with. The indictees'
attorneys can appeal against the ruling with the Supreme Court.
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