Indictment for war crimes against Serb civilians in Odzak

SARAJEVO - The prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Prosecutor's Office has raised an indictment against four former members of the Croatian Defence Council suspected of rape, torture and sexual abuse of Serb women in the area of Odzak, northern part of the Bosniak and Croatian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the war in the former Yugoslavia, in the summer of 1992.

The accused are citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and they are already in custody, the Prosecutor's Office stated, listing Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic and Pavo and Ilija Glavas as the indictees.

They are accused of breaching the Geneva Convention when it comes to protecting the civilians during wartime.

The indictment states they brought their victims from different locations to buildings in Odzak where they raped, beat, abused and humiliated them.

The four men are accused of a war crime against the civilian population and the indictment has been submitted to the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina.