CRO JUSTICE MINISTRY ISSUES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF PERO SKOPLJAK

SKOPLJAK $ ZAGREB, Aug 18 (Hina) - The Croatian Justice Ministry on Monday evening issued a statement concerning the arrest of Bosnian Croat Pero Skopljak. "In line with regulations of the Constitutional Law on cooperation of the Republic of Croatia with the International criminal tribunal, and on the basis of a bill of indictment and the International criminal tribunal's order number IT-95-14-I, from 10 November 1995, for the arrest and turnover of accused Pero Skopljak, Skopljak, born 4 June 1944 in Vitez, Bosnia- Herzegovina, was arrested and turned over to competent judicial bodies of the Republic of Croatia", said the statement signed by Croatian Justice Minister Miroslav Separovic. (hina) ha 182245 MET aug 97