CHARGES PRESSED AGAINST JNA COMMANDER FOR TORTURING POWS

SPLIT, March 2 (Hina) - The Split District Attorney yesterday pressed charges against JNA (Yugoslavi People's Army) captain Rajko S. Radulovic, suspected of torturing and killing prisoners- of-war in violation of the international law. Radulovic commanded the 221st "Krajina" battalion which attacked and occupied the villages of Hrvace, Bajagic and Rumin (in the Knin area) in September 1991, capturing twenty Croatian army soldiers. Radulovic allegedly tortured the prisoners to obtain intelligence of Croatian army movements. When they would not speak, he shot three of them point blank and ordered the others to be taken to the Knin jail. Several days later, Radulovic allegedly ordered his subordinates to shoot another three prisoners. The others were exchanged for Serb prisoners after a month. Radulovic will be tried in absentia, since he is still with the Knin army, where he was promoted to major. (hina) jn as 021044 MET mar 95