ZAGREB COUNTY PROSECUTOR WANTS SAKIC ON HIS LEGAL TURF

( Editorial: --> 8091 ) ZAGREB, April 20 (Hina) - The Zagreb County Prosecutor on Monday submitted to the State Prosecutor a motion for initiating legal proceedings against the former commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp, Dinko Sakic, on suspicion of war crimes. The motion said there was reasonable cause to believe that Sakic was guilty of crimes against humanity and international law, having committed war crimes against civilians, the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. The State Prosecutor's Office passed on the motion to the Supreme Court, requesting that the Zagreb County Court be appointed as the venue of the trial. If the Supreme Court accepts the motion, the competent investigative magistrate will assess the grounds for suspicion and order an investigation, the statement said. After that, the Ministry of Justice will be able to request Sakic's extradition from Argentina, where he has been living for some time. Earlier this month, the Argentinian Government requested the competent court to issue a warrant for Sakic's arrest. The Croatian Justice Ministry recently announced it would seek Sakic's extradition to Croatia. (hina) jn as/mb 201423 MET apr 98