DOCTORS:MLADEN NALETILIC'S HEALTH IS DETERIORATING

ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Hina) - The Zagreb-based clinic for heart disease on Saturday evening released a statement on the health state of Mladen Naletilic Tuta. This second statement on Naletilic's health read that on Thursday, October 14, Mladen Naletilic was admitted to the intensive care unit of that Zagreb hospital, called Rebro, due to intensified pains in his chest. Mladen Naletilic Tuta is wanted by the Hague-based War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY) that charges him with crimes against humanity committed in Bosnia-Herzegovina between April 1993 and January 1994, during his command of the so-called convicts battalion. Naletilic is also charged with serious breaches of the Geneva Conventions and of the laws and customs of war. Croatia's Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the Zagreb County Court's ruling in favour of extraditing him to the Hague Tribunal. A doctor on duty when Naletilic was taken to the Rebro hospital established that he was suffering from unstable angina pectoris. The pains in his chest differed from previous ones in their quality and quantity. In addition, he had disorder of the rhythm - ventricular extrasystolic problems, read the statement made by the doctors' team. Therefore, this patient was hospitalised at Rebro on Thursday afternoon. On Friday morning, additional examinations were done such as haematological and biomedical analyses and the scanning of Naletilic's heart. Doctors are continuing to follow his electrocardiogram. After making several check-ups, doctors have established that a their patient is likely to suffer a heart attack. The doctors' team has suggested surgery called PTCA but at the moment it is very risky due to the patient's condition. The health state of Naletilic is under control, and he is being treated with adequate medicament therapy, read the statement signed by the head of the coronary care unit at Rebro, Dr. Ivo Cikes. (hina) ms