MOSTAR, Oct 6 (Hina) - The Herzegovina-Neretva Cantonal Court in Mostar on Friday received from the prosecutor's office of U.N.'s Hague-based war crimes tribunal three bills of indictment charging 27 Bosnian Muslims with war crimes
over Mostar's Croats, unnamed sources at the court said. The international war crimes tribunal has authorised the Herzegovina-Neretva Cantonal Court to prosecute the said group of suspects, court sources told Hina. This is the first indictment for Bosnian Muslim crimes over Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian Muslims have been charged with crimes against civilians and prisoners of war. The indictments refer to crimes committed in eastern Mostar, southern BH. The prosecutor's office in The Hague was unable to confirm this information. Office spokesman Paul Risley told Hina the practice in cases of this kind was to act quietly.(hina) ha jn
HAGUE INDICTS 27 BOSNIAN MUSLIMS FOR WAR CRIMES OVER CROATS
MOSTAR, Oct 6 (Hina) - The Herzegovina-Neretva Cantonal Court in
Mostar on Friday received from the prosecutor's office of U.N.'s
Hague-based war crimes tribunal three bills of indictment charging
27 Bosnian Muslims with war crimes over Mostar's Croats, unnamed
sources at the court said.
The international war crimes tribunal has authorised the
Herzegovina-Neretva Cantonal Court to prosecute the said group of
suspects, court sources told Hina.
This is the first indictment for Bosnian Muslim crimes over Croats
in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Bosnian Muslims have been charged with crimes against civilians
and prisoners of war. The indictments refer to crimes committed in
eastern Mostar, southern BH.
The prosecutor's office in The Hague was unable to confirm this
information. Office spokesman Paul Risley told Hina the practice in
cases of this kind was to act quietly.
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