ZAGREB, Sept 15 (Hina) - Croatian Interior Minister Sime Lucin said that one of the five men arrested in the central Croatian town of Gospic confessed he had committed crimes and accused the other four suspects for crimes committed in
Gospic in 1991. "The interrogation was conducted in line with the law and I hope that he will confirm his statement before the investigation judge", Lucin said in an interview for Saturday's issue of Croatia's daily Jutarnji List. Minister Lucin also said there were indications that one of the arrested men was involved in the murder of Milan Levar. He stressed that the operation in Gospic was a result of a four-month investigation. The investigation of "the Gospic case" started on April 20, when the State Prosecutors Office issued a request for the beginning of the processing of crimes committed against civilians in 1991. By coincidence,
ZAGREB, Sept 15 (Hina) - Croatian Interior Minister Sime Lucin said
that one of the five men arrested in the central Croatian town of
Gospic confessed he had committed crimes and accused the other four
suspects for crimes committed in Gospic in 1991.
"The interrogation was conducted in line with the law and I hope
that he will confirm his statement before the investigation judge",
Lucin said in an interview for Saturday's issue of Croatia's daily
Jutarnji List.
Minister Lucin also said there were indications that one of the
arrested men was involved in the murder of Milan Levar.
He stressed that the operation in Gospic was a result of a four-
month investigation.
The investigation of "the Gospic case" started on April 20, when the
State Prosecutors Office issued a request for the beginning of the
processing of crimes committed against civilians in 1991. By
coincidence, after this Levar's murder took place, and certain
things could have been added up.
When asked whether he had knowledge of who was responsible for the
murder of Milan Levar, the Minister said police had some
indications on the perpetrator, but no evidence.
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