Djordje Ristanic Arrested
The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) has arrested Djordje Ristanic on the suspicion that he participated in war crimes in the Brcko area in 1992.
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Ristanic, the former president of the wartime presidency of the municipality of Brcko, is suspected of having planned, ordered and abetted the persecution of the non-Serb population in Brcko, acting in collaboration with other members of the police and the military.
The Bosnian state prosecution confirmed that the investigation against Ristanic was originally opened by the Hague tribunal, which then referred the case to the Bosnian state prosecution.
Ristanic will be handed over to the Bosnian state prosecution, which will examine him and decide whether to request custody measures or not.
