SAKIC TRANSFER STILL NOT OKAYED BY GERMAN AUTHORITIES

( Editorial: --> 9941 ) ZAGREB, June 9 (Hina) - The exact date of Dinko Sakic's extradition and transfer to Zagreb cannot be foreseen for the time being as German authorities have as yet failed to reach a decision on his transfer across Germany, sources from the Croatian Ministry of Justice told Hina Tuesday. The Ministry of Interior Affairs today refuted claims that German authorities had already okayed Sakic's transfer as reported by the Tuesday issue of Split daily Slobodna Dalmacija. Dinko Sakic was the commander of a World War Two concentration camp in Jasenovac. All statements made in a Slobodna Dalmacija article headlined "Germans Grant Sakic Transfer" are untrue and the result of arbitrary writing, the public relations office of the Interior Ministry said in a statement. "Not one information concerning the Dinko Sakic case has recently been reported from the Public Relations Office of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, which is the only one authorised to inform the public about the (Interior Ministry's) work, including the work of the Interpol office in Zagreb", the statement said. At least a few days will pass before Sakic is transferred to Zagreb following the German authorities' decision on the transfer, said the sources in the Justice Ministry. They recalled Sakic's extradition should be executed within 30 days, according to a decision of Argentinean authorities. Argentina's President on May 15 signed an order for Sakic's extradition to Croatia. (hina) ha 091530 MET jun 98