Deputy of accused Croatian general arrested

Zeljko Sacic, a former deputy of Croatian General Mladen Markac, has been arrested in Zagreb. Markac and two other former Croatian generals, including Ante Gotovina, are currently undergoing trial at the Hague Tribunal accused of war crimes carried out against the country's ethnic Serbs during the 1995 military onslaught known as "Operation Storm". Deputy of accused Croatian general arrested Sacic's lawyer Zvonimir Hodak confirmed today in Zagreb that his client was arrested for "preventing the process of evidence", to then state that he "did not know exactly why". But the lawyer said that he believed the arrest was linked to the Hague Tribunal. “I think that Croatian authorities are continuing to ingratiate themselves with the Hague Prosecutor’s Office,” Hodak said, and added that the police were going to search his client's apartment. According to some Croatian media, the arrest has to do with the crime committed in the village of Grubor near Knin, when five Serbs were killed on August 25, 1995. The victims were identified as Djuro Karanovic, Milos Grubor, Jovo Grubor, Marija Grubor and Milka Grubor, aged between 45 and 90. The killings are listed in the Hague indictment against the three Croatian generals. Croatian police have confirmed the arrest, but without giving any further details.

Deputy of accused Croatian general arrested

Sačić's lawyer Zvonimir Hodak confirmed today in Zagreb that his client was arrested for "preventing the process of evidence", to then state that he "did not know exactly why".

But the lawyer said that he believed the arrest was linked to the Hague Tribunal.

“I think that Croatian authorities are continuing to ingratiate themselves with the Hague Prosecutor’s Office,” Hodak said, and added that the police were going to search his client's apartment.

According to some Croatian media, the arrest has to do with the crime committed in the village of Grubor near Knin, when five Serbs were killed on August 25, 1995.

The victims were identified as Đuro Karanović, Miloš Grubor, Jovo Grubor, Marija Grubor and Milka Grubor, aged between 45 and 90.

The killings are listed in the Hague indictment against the three Croatian generals.

Croatian police have confirmed the arrest, but without giving any further details.