CHARGES PRESSED AGAINST NINE PERSONS IN PAKRACKA POLJANA CASE

( Editorial: --> 5664 ) ZAGREB, Dec 3 (Hina) - The office of the Zagreb county attorney said on Wednesday it had pressed charges against nine persons suspected of committing criminal offences during the war in the Pakrac area, 100 km east of Zagreb. The indictment was forwarded to the Zagreb County Court on December 1 after the completion of an investigation into the "Pakracka Poljana" case, the office said in a statement. The accused are charged with a total of ten crimes, including illegal arrest, murder and attempted murder. Another person is still under investigation. Among the accused is Miroslav Bajramovic, who described the crimes in Pakracka Poljana in an interview with the Feral Tribune weekly published on September 1. However, he was not charged with the crimes he had spoken of in that interview. An investigation into the events recounted by Bajramovic in the interview is in progress. Bajramovic rejected the Feral Tribune interview as untrue, the statement said. The county attorney's office said it would pass a final ruling on the case after the completion of the overall investigation. Three of the accused and the person still under investigation are held in the custody of the Zagreb County Court. (hina) vm mm 031844 MET dec 97