By order of the Prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes within the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency - SIPA arrested Savo ŽIVKOVIĆ ,born in 1960 in Magašići, in the area of Bratunac.
SIPA members were assisted by the police officers of the RS MoI.
ŽIVKOVIĆ is under investigation by the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity. He is suspected with war crimes committed against Bosniaks in the month of May 1992 in the village of Hranča - the municipality of Bratunac.
On May 3, 1992 in the attack on the village Hranča four people were killed, including a 6 year old girl, and 9 people were captured and taken away never to be seen again. Some of the houses in the village were destroyed.
In the repeated attack that took place on May 9, 1992 at least 14 people were killed and the rest of the village destroyed.
The suspect shall be handed over, within the legal deadline, to the Assigned Prosecutor who shall question him and then decide whether to file a motion for custody or not.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH continues its investigation in the aim of issuing an indictment in this case.