MONTENEGRO SAYS IT WILL EXTRADITE INDICTEES

PODGORICA, Oct 2 (Hina) - Montenegrin media on Tuesday made public the contents of an indictment unsealed by the international war crimes tribunal's chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte against four members of the former Yugoslav People's Army for crimes committed in Dubrovnik at the end of 1991. The Hague-based tribunal issued an indictment against General Pavle Strugar, Vice Admiral Miodrag Jokic, Vice Admiral Milan Zec and Captain First Class Vladimir Kovacevic for crimes committed in the southern Adriatic town of Dubrovnik between October and December of 1991. It is difficult at this time to ascertain who of the indicted four senior officers is currently residing in Montenegro. General Strugar owns a house near Cetinje, and Vice Admiral Zec was until recently a Yugoslav Navy commander with the base near Herceg Novi, both in Montenegro. According to some people, after he was relieved of duty, Zec returned to Belgrade. Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic and Prime Minister Filip Vujanovic have stated several times the Yugoslav state will cooperate with the Hague tribunal, while Interior Minister Andrija Jovicevic on Tuesday reiterated the police would bring to justice all those sought by the tribunal and residing in Montenegro. The four indicted are presumed to be living in Serbia. Montenegrin party officials have stated the time has come for Montenegro to answer for recent sins, and the Podgorica authorities to fulfil their promises. The Liberals said that apart from the senior army officers, the then civilian authorities should also be called to account. (hina) lml sb