SARAJEVO, Jan 29 (Hina) - Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday said that 162 prisoners of war had been released yesterday. It was expected that the Bosnian Serbs would release another 39
persons from a prison in the Banja Luka area. The Bosnian Government was expected to release six persons from a prison in Gorazde.
SARAJEVO, Jan 29 (Hina) - Representatives of the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday said that 162 prisoners
of war had been released yesterday. It was expected that the
Bosnian Serbs would release another 39 persons from a prison in the
Banja Luka area. The Bosnian Government was expected to release six
persons from a prison in Gorazde. #L#
However, the head of the ICRC mission in Bosnia, Beat
Schweitzer today said that all sides were holding another 112
persons who were suspected of having committed war crimes. there
were 50 Serbs, held by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), seven
Serbs and three Croats who were held by the Bosnian army and three
Bosniacs who were held by the Bosnian Serbs. Schweitzer said that
under the Dayton agreement the sides had the right to detain
suspects for certain time. Meanwhile, they should submit evidence
to The Hague Tribunal, so that the Tribunal could decide whether
there was any basis for prosecution of those persons.
ICRC representatives were still denied access to the military
prison in Tuzla, Schweitzer said, adding it was supposed that
several dozens of Bosnian Serb soldiers who had been taken prisoner
in last year's fighting on Mt Ozren, were being held in the prison.
The ICRC condemned the exchange of civilian population that
had taken place near Sanski Most on January 27, Schweitzer said,
adding that some 200 to 300 Bosniacs had gone over to the
Federation's territory and some 150 mainly elderly Serbs had left
the Bihac area for Banja Luka. Such exchanges were completely
contrary to the provisions of the peace agreement, Schweitzer said.
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