Bosnia Arrests Serb for Wartime Rape, Prisoner Abuse

Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Sladjan Pajic was arrested on suspicion that he committed multiple rapes and mistreated detained Bosniak civilians in Vlasenica in 1992.

State Investigation and Protection Agency police officers arrested ex-soldier Sladjan Pajic on Tuesday on suspicion that he committed war crimes against the civilian population in Vlasenica from May 1992 to the end of that year, the Bosnian state prosecution said.

Autor:

Denis Džidić

3. july 2018. | 11:40

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“He is suspected of having participated in multiple rape and sexual abuse of a Bosniak woman, as well as another minor victim, and inhumane treatment, causing severe physical pain and suffering, the torture and detention of civilians – Bosniak men – in the police premises in Vlasenica,” the prosecution said in a statement.

Pajic will be questioned, then the prosecution will decide whether or not to file a custody motion or request any other restraining measures against him.

City: Vlasenica

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