SIPA Apprehended Two Individuals for War Crime

This morning (17/6/2015), acting on the order of the B&H Prosecutor's Office, police officials of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) apprehended two individuals for war crime in the area of Prijedor municipality.

Individuals identified by initials MR (1962) and GP (1965) were apprehended due to grounds for suspicion of having committed criminal offence under Article 172 paragraph (1) of the B&H CC „Crimes against Humanity” in the area of Prijedor municipality in the settlement of Čarakovo during 1992.

Acting on the order of the B&H Court, SIPA investigators searched the premises used by the suspects in order to discover and temporary forfeit objects which can serve as evidence in further proceedings.

The apprehended persons were brought to the premises of the SIPA Regional Office in Banja Luka for criminal investigation. Thereafter, they will be handed over to the B&H Prosecutor’s Office for further proceedings.