Bosnian authorities ponder Glavaš investigation

The Bosnian prosecution is looking into whether Branimir Glavas is linked to war crimes committed against Bosnian citizens, says a prosecution spokesman. “The aspect of possible war crimes again Bosnian citizens that Glavas might be tied to is of interest to us, and we are looking into it,” said Boris Grubesic. Bosnian authorities ponder Glavas investigation He said that the prosecution was specifically focusing on the murder of Salim Kalabic, who was killed in 1991, on the Osijek-Djakova road, reportedly by members of a unit known as “Branimir’s Osijek Squad”. They opened fire on Kalabic after he reportedly refused to pull his truck over, wounding one member of the traffic police in the process. Glavas could be held responsible for allowing the accused to escape prosecution. “It was said that Glavas was at the head of the group that killed him,” Kalabic’s cousin told Banja Luka daily Nezavisne Novine. The victim’s family has information that Kalabic was killed when the truck was some 100 meters beyond the traffic police control point where he was first motioned to pull over, suggesting that he had been chased before being killed. Grubesic did not want to comment on this, nor confirm whether this case was being investigated. Glavas was sentenced to ten years in prison in Zagreb on May 8, for war crimes committed against Serb civilians in Osijek in 1991. On the day of sentencing, he fled to Bosnia-Herzegovina, whose citizenship he had already been granted. Bosnian courts turned down a motion from Zagreb for his extradition since no irregularities were uncovered in the manner that Glavas acquired Bosnian citizenship. Croatian media quoted Bosnian Deputy Civil Operations Minister Mladen Pandurevic, who said that Glavas’s citizenship had been checked six times, adding that the only way for him to be extradited to Croatia was if he was stripped of his citizenship.

Bosnian authorities ponder Glavaš investigation

He said that the prosecution was specifically focusing on the murder of Salim Kalabić, who was killed in 1991, on the Osijek-Đakova road, reportedly by members of a unit known as “Branimir’s Osijek Squad”.

They opened fire on Kalabić after he reportedly refused to pull his truck over, wounding one member of the traffic police in the process.

Glavaš could be held responsible for allowing the accused to escape prosecution.

“It was said that Glavaš was at the head of the group that killed him,” Kalabić’s cousin told Banja Luka daily Nezavisne Novine.

The victim’s family has information that Kalabić was killed when the truck was some 100 meters beyond the traffic police control point where he was first motioned to pull over, suggesting that he had been chased before being killed.

Grubešić did not want to comment on this, nor confirm whether this case was being investigated.

Glavaš was sentenced to ten years in prison in Zagreb on May 8, for war crimes committed against Serb civilians in Osijek in 1991. On the day of sentencing, he fled to Bosnia-Herzegovina, whose citizenship he had already been granted.

Bosnian courts turned down a motion from Zagreb for his extradition since no irregularities were uncovered in the manner that Glavaš acquired Bosnian citizenship.

Croatian media quoted Bosnian Deputy Civil Operations Minister Mladen Pandurević, who said that Glavaš’s citizenship had been checked six times, adding that the only way for him to be extradited to Croatia was if he was stripped of his citizenship.