ZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - Bosnian Croat Pasko Ljubicic on Wednesday surrendered to the Hague international war crimes tribunal and upon arriving into Amsterdam, was transferred to Scheveningen prison, the tribunal's spokesman, Jim
Landale, told Hina over the telephone. I can confirm he arrived at the prison some time after noon, Landale said. The date of the arraignment will be set soon. Ljubicic has been indicted for war crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war committed in Vitez and Busovaca during the Croat-Moslem conflicts in Central Bosnia. The grievous crime for which Ljubicic is indicted was committed on October 16, 1993, against civilians in the village of Ahmici, where more than 100 local residents were killed and a large number of houses destroyed. According to the testimony of Vladimir Santic, a military policeman who turned prosecutor's evidence, the crime was committed by about 70 members of
ZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - Bosnian Croat Pasko Ljubicic on Wednesday
surrendered to the Hague international war crimes tribunal and upon
arriving into Amsterdam, was transferred to Scheveningen prison,
the tribunal's spokesman, Jim Landale, told Hina over the
telephone.
I can confirm he arrived at the prison some time after noon, Landale
said.
The date of the arraignment will be set soon.
Ljubicic has been indicted for war crimes against humanity and
violations of the laws and customs of war committed in Vitez and
Busovaca during the Croat-Moslem conflicts in Central Bosnia.
The grievous crime for which Ljubicic is indicted was committed on
October 16, 1993, against civilians in the village of Ahmici, where
more than 100 local residents were killed and a large number of
houses destroyed.
According to the testimony of Vladimir Santic, a military policeman
who turned prosecutor's evidence, the crime was committed by about
70 members of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) Military Police.
Ljubicic was at the time commander of the 4th HVO MP battalion.
Santic's testimony, which the tribunal recognised in two instances
as authentic as regards the organisation and carrying out of the
crimes, continued that a former Central Bosnia Operations Zone
commander, Tihomir Blaskic, had a day prior to the attack on Ahmici,
given out an order on killing capable men, the exile of civilians
and torching homes. Santic was told this by Ljubicic who, Santic
claimed, said there were to be no living witnesses of the attack on
Ahmici.
Ljubicic, 36, left for Amsterdam via a regular Croatia Airlines
flight accompanied by his defence attorney, Tomislav Jonjic.
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