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Slavko Sakic admits guilt over war crimes

11 September 2008  The State prosecution has made another plea agreement for war crimes.

As BIRN –Justice Report has found out, Slavko Sakic made an plea agreement with the Prosecution in which he admits guilt for the war crimes in Bugojno.

Under this agreement, the Prosecution requested from the Court to sentence him from seven up to ten years.

Slavko Sakic, a former member of the Croat Defence Council (HVO) is indicteed for crimes against the civilian population in Bugojno. In accordance with the indictment, Sakic as a member of Unit for the special Garavi task force of the HVO, during the month of July 1993 participated in the capture of  Bosniak civilians from Bugojno, who were later held in the basement of the Akvarijum hotel in Vrbanja settlement.

The Prosecution believes that Sakic, during the arrest of the civilians, ''was involved in looting and taking away their money and jewelry by force'' and that he, on the 17 and 28 of July 1993, participated in the torture of imprisoned Bosniaks.

Sakic, at the beginning of August denied his guilt in accordance with the prosecution's indictment which was confirmed on 30 July.

He has been in custody since 18 May of this year, when he was arrested in Livno by members of the State Agency for Investigation and Protection (SIPA).

The agreement has been submitted to the Court for further consideration.