ZAGREB, March 9 (Hina) - The head of the prison hospital in Zagreb, Dr. Vjekoslav Jazbec, on Tuesday said the blood pressure of Dinko Sakic, who is now in this hospital, still varied, but Sakic was no longer in such bad health
conditions in which he had been last week. In the previous week Sakic had the exceptionally high blood pressure, suffered from dizziness, lapsed into unconsciousness and vomited and therefore had to be taken from custody to the Zagreb clinic "Rebro". According to Jazbec, Sakic is feeling well now. The Rebro clinic's doctors have recommended that Sakic should have additional medical examinations such as the ultrasound scan of his heart, the check-up of his blood vessels, carotid artery, vertebra and eyes, Jazbec added. Lawyer Ivan Kern who is Sakic's defence counsel, said today he had visited his defendant in the prison hospital and added that he felt well. His blood pressure still varies and he
ZAGREB, March 9 (Hina) - The head of the prison hospital in Zagreb,
Dr. Vjekoslav Jazbec, on Tuesday said the blood pressure of Dinko
Sakic, who is now in this hospital, still varied, but Sakic was no
longer in such bad health conditions in which he had been last
week.
In the previous week Sakic had the exceptionally high blood
pressure, suffered from dizziness, lapsed into unconsciousness and
vomited and therefore had to be taken from custody to the Zagreb
clinic "Rebro".
According to Jazbec, Sakic is feeling well now.
The Rebro clinic's doctors have recommended that Sakic should have
additional medical examinations such as the ultrasound scan of his
heart, the check-up of his blood vessels, carotid artery, vertebra
and eyes, Jazbec added.
Lawyer Ivan Kern who is Sakic's defence counsel, said today he had
visited his defendant in the prison hospital and added that he felt
well.
His blood pressure still varies and he is under special control of
doctors, Kern added.
The lawyer said the expert witness-physician, Dr. Stjepan
Voeglein, on Tuesday had viewed the medical papers of Sakic and
suggested some additional examinations.
Kern believed that Sakic would be able to attend the trial on March
15 in case that his health was not deteriorated.
Sakic, accused of committing crimes against civilians while he was
a commander of the concentration camp of Jasenovac during World War
II, should have gone on trial on March 4. But his health state
deteriorated on March 2 while he was in custody of the Zagreb
district court. He was taken to the Rebro clinic and later
transferred to the prison hospital.
On March 4 the panel of judges of the Zagreb County Court decided to
postpone the beginning of the Sakic trial taking into account
reports on the defendant's health problems given by expert
witnesses.
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