Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Arrested for Foca Crimes
Police arrested former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Zarko Vulovic on suspicion that he committed crimes against humanity against Bosniak civilians in Foca in 1992.
State Investigation and Protection Agency police officers arrested Vulovic on Wednesday under an order from the state prosecution, which suspects him of involvement in crimes against humanity against Bosniak civilians.
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The prosecution told BIRN on Thursday that Vulovic, alias ‘Zara’, was questioned and then released.
The prosecution will ask the court to impose restraining measures on Vulovic.
In April 1992, according to several verdicts from the Hague Tribunal, Bosnian Serb forces occupied the town of Foca and surrounding areas populated by Bosniaks.
The takeover was followed by a widespread campaign of destruction, murder and terror against non-Serbs.
Dozens of Bosniaks women and girls were separated from men, detained at various locations and raped.
Bosniak and other non-Serb men were unlawfully detained in prison facilities where they were tortured, beaten and otherwise mistreated, the verdicts said.
