SAKIC COULD BE DEFERRED TO CROATIA ON SATURDAY

( Editorial: --> 1926 ) ZAGREB, May 6 (Hina) - Dinko Sakic, who was commander of the "Stara Gradiska" concentration camp and deputy commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp during World War II, could be extradited by Argentina to Croatia on Saturday, May 9. "According to information given to me, Sakic could be extradited to Croatia on Saturday," Sakic's ex officio attorney, Ivan Kern, told Hina in a telephone conversation Thursday. Kern was appointed attorney for Sakic by the president of the Zagreb County Court in April. Argentinean President Carlos Menem could confirm the judge's decision to defer Sakic on Thursday, Kern said. He added that he had been informed that Sakic had waived the right to appeal against the extradition decision. Argentinean federal judge Hernan Bernasconi on Tuesday signed the decision on Sakic's extradition to Croatia. (hina) lm 061312 MET may 98