Charges raised for war crimes against Serb civilians

The Osijek Municipal Prosecution have filed charges against two men suspected of war crimes against prisoners and civilians in Sisak in 1991 and 1992.

Izvor: Tanjug

Saturday, 17.12.2011.

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The Osijek Municipal Prosecution have filed charges against two men suspected of war crimes against prisoners and civilians in Sisak in 1991 and 1992. The prosecution filed charges against Vladimir Milankovic and Drago Bosnjak, following a relevant investigation into the case in which, according to some estimates, more than 100 Serbian civilians were killed. Charges raised for war crimes against Serb civilians According to the information on the prosecution’s website, Milankovic is charged with responsibility for the deaths of 24 civilians in the period between mid-July 1991 to mid-June 1992, while he was the commander of police forces in the wider area of Sisak and the Banija region. Bosnjak is charged with killing a total of eight civilians in the second half of August of 1991, while he was a member of Wolves, a special unit of the Sisak police department, operating in the same area as Milankovic. According to the indictment, he was assisted by several members of the unit, but their identity is currently unknown. The defendants, jailed since June 21 2011, might face prolonged detention due to the particularly serious circumstances under which the crimes were committed. Djuro Brodarac, a person holding the top position in the then structure of the Croatian police and military forces in the area of Sisak and considered to have been the most responsible for crimes against Serbs, was arrested at the same time as Milankovic and Bosnjak. Some time after his arrest, he died in a jail in Osijek, where he was transferred after years of stalemate regarding his case while in the hands of prosecutors in Sisak. Although suspected for war crimes a long time, Brodarac used to be the Sisak-Moslavina District prefect, and after he was not re-elected in local elections, the then Prime Minister Ivo Sanader appointed him adviser for mine clearance operations.

Charges raised for war crimes against Serb civilians

According to the information on the prosecution’s website, Milanković is charged with responsibility for the deaths of 24 civilians in the period between mid-July 1991 to mid-June 1992, while he was the commander of police forces in the wider area of Sisak and the Banija region.

Bošnjak is charged with killing a total of eight civilians in the second half of August of 1991, while he was a member of Wolves, a special unit of the Sisak police department, operating in the same area as Milanković. According to the indictment, he was assisted by several members of the unit, but their identity is currently unknown.

The defendants, jailed since June 21 2011, might face prolonged detention due to the particularly serious circumstances under which the crimes were committed.

Đuro Brodarac, a person holding the top position in the then structure of the Croatian police and military forces in the area of Sisak and considered to have been the most responsible for crimes against Serbs, was arrested at the same time as Milanković and Bošnjak.

Some time after his arrest, he died in a jail in Osijek, where he was transferred after years of stalemate regarding his case while in the hands of prosecutors in Sisak.

Although suspected for war crimes a long time, Brodarac used to be the Sisak-Moslavina District prefect, and after he was not re-elected in local elections, the then Prime Minister Ivo Sanader appointed him adviser for mine clearance operations.

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