Croatia indicts ex-police commander and politician

Municipal Prosecution in Zagreb has filed charges against Croat war-time Assistant Interior Minister Tomislav Merčep for war crimes in Croatia in 1991.

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Municipal Prosecution in Zagreb has filed charges against Croat war-time Assistant Interior Minister Tomislav Mercep for war crimes in Croatia in 1991. He is accused of being in command of a police unit which committed war crimes against Serb civilians. 43 Serbs were killed and three disappeared. Croatia indicts ex-police commander and politician The Municipal Court in Zagreb has confirmed that the indictment was received on Wednesday and that the court will on Friday decide whether to extend Mercep’s custody that he had been in since December 10, 2010. If the indictment had not been raised, he would have been released on Friday after spending six months in custody. 59-year-old Mercep is currently at a rehabilitation center due to his bad health after spending six months at Dubrava prison hospital. The indictment was raised after a six-month-long investigation. Mercep is accused of personally ordering unlawful arrests, torture and killings of Serb civilians from October 8 until mid-December 1991 in Pakracka Poljana and Zagreb. According to the indictment, members of his unit unlawfully arrested 52 persons. They killed 43 of them, three are still listed missing and six of them survived the torture and abuse in Zagreb, Marino Selo and Pakracka Poljana. He is also accused of not doing anything to stop his subordinates from unlawfully arresting, torturing and murdering civilians even though he was aware of it. Even though NGOs, media and part of the public have been pointing it out, there was no investigation against Mercep for execution of 20 Serb civilians in the town of Vukovar in the summer of 1991 before any fighting took place in the town and for his role in the events that took place in the town of Gospic where more than 100 Serb civilians were taken and killed. Tihomir Oreskovic was sentenced to 15, Mirko Norac to 12 and Stjepan Grandic to 10 years in prison for the killing of Serbs in Gospic. Tomislav Mercep (Beta, file)

Croatia indicts ex-police commander and politician

The Municipal Court in Zagreb has confirmed that the indictment was received on Wednesday and that the court will on Friday decide whether to extend Merčep’s custody that he had been in since December 10, 2010.

If the indictment had not been raised, he would have been released on Friday after spending six months in custody.

59-year-old Merčep is currently at a rehabilitation center due to his bad health after spending six months at Dubrava prison hospital.

The indictment was raised after a six-month-long investigation. Merčep is accused of personally ordering unlawful arrests, torture and killings of Serb civilians from October 8 until mid-December 1991 in Pakračka Poljana and Zagreb.

According to the indictment, members of his unit unlawfully arrested 52 persons. They killed 43 of them, three are still listed missing and six of them survived the torture and abuse in Zagreb, Marino Selo and Pakračka Poljana.

He is also accused of not doing anything to stop his subordinates from unlawfully arresting, torturing and murdering civilians even though he was aware of it.

Even though NGOs, media and part of the public have been pointing it out, there was no investigation against Merčep for execution of 20 Serb civilians in the town of Vukovar in the summer of 1991 before any fighting took place in the town and for his role in the events that took place in the town of Gospić where more than 100 Serb civilians were taken and killed.

Tihomir Orešković was sentenced to 15, Mirko Norac to 12 and Stjepan Grandić to 10 years in prison for the killing of Serbs in Gospić.

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