Župljanin accomplices questioned

The War Crimes Prosecution is continuing to question those suspected of aiding and abetting Hague fugitive Stojan Zupljanin. Professor and former Agriculture Minister Koviljko Lovre was the first of the seven suspects to be questioned two days ago, Beta understands, while a further three individuals will be interviewed today. Zupljanin accomplices questioned Several dozen people will be questioned as part of the pre-investigative procedure. Zupljanin’s support network was discovered after police deciphered his codebook, seized in March from his flat in Nis where he had been staying under the assumed identity of Branislav Vukadin. According to information uncovered by the Interior Ministry, since 1999, the war crimes suspect had hidden in 27 locations overall, four of them outside Serbia. It was also confirmed that he had used one other identity besides that of the late Vukadin. Zupljanin was arrested on June 11 in Pancevo. The Hague Tribunal accuses him of planning, instigating, ordering and perpetrating crimes against humanity as an accomplice to a joint criminal undertaking, and that he helped in its planning, preparation and execution. During the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Zupljanin was head of the Central Security Service in Banja Luka and the top police official in Bosnian Krajina, and represented the police in the Autonomous Region of Krajina Headquarters. According to the indictment, the Autonomous Region of Krajina Headquarters carried out a general plan of control and ethnic cleansing on the territory of Banja Luka, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Novi, Bosanski Petrovac, Celinac, Donji Vakuf, Kljuc, Kotor Varos, Prijedor, Prnjavor, Sanski Most, Sipovo and Teslic. Stojan Zupljanin (FoNet, archive)

Župljanin accomplices questioned

Several dozen people will be questioned as part of the pre-investigative procedure.

Župljanin’s support network was discovered after police deciphered his codebook, seized in March from his flat in Niš where he had been staying under the assumed identity of Branislav Vukadin.

According to information uncovered by the Interior Ministry, since 1999, the war crimes suspect had hidden in 27 locations overall, four of them outside Serbia.

It was also confirmed that he had used one other identity besides that of the late Vukadin.

Župljanin was arrested on June 11 in Pančevo.

The Hague Tribunal accuses him of planning, instigating, ordering and perpetrating crimes against humanity as an accomplice to a joint criminal undertaking, and that he helped in its planning, preparation and execution.

During the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Župljanin was head of the Central Security Service in Banja Luka and the top police official in Bosnian Krajina, and represented the police in the Autonomous Region of Krajina Headquarters.

According to the indictment, the Autonomous Region of Krajina Headquarters carried out a general plan of control and ethnic cleansing on the territory of Banja Luka, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Novi, Bosanski Petrovac, Čelinac, Donji Vakuf, Ključ, Kotor Varoš, Prijedor, Prnjavor, Sanski Most, Šipovo and Teslić.