The indictment, issued on Monday charges Branimir Glavas, Ivica Krnjak, Gordana Getos-Magdic, Mirko Sivic, Dino Kontic, Tihomir Valentic and Zdravko Dragic with having killed ten persons in this case. One of civilians who were taken to the Drava banks survived.
According to a press release on the website of the Osijek County Office of the State Prosecutor, during the defence of the city of Osijek against attacks of the then Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Serb paramilitary units and local Serb rebels in 1991, indictees Ivica Krnjak and Gordana Getos-Magdic set up a unit following Glavas's order and this unit was under his control.
The press release reads that after that Glavas ordered them and other members of that unit to unlawfully arrest, torture and kill Serb civilians and civilians of other ethnic origin.
The prosecution also requests the detention or the extension of detention for suspects who have already been kept in custody due to the gravity of the crime.
The detention of the indictee Mirko Sivic expiries at 2205 hrs Monday, and the detention of the other five indictees expires in the coming days. Branimir Glavas has not been in custody for this case.
Glavas was taken into custody in the late autumn 2006 during an investigation into another war crimes case, that is the so-called Garaga case before the Zagreb County Court over his possible tampering with witnesses.
He then went on huger strike which was why his health deteriorated. He was released from custody in early December.
The indictees and their lawyers can appeal against the issued indictment within a time term of eight days.
A panel of judges of the Osijek County Court will decide on their possible detention.
During the investigation in the Sellotape case in the last six months, the investigating judge Mario Kovac questioned 147 witnesses.