Wartime Bosnian Muslim Commander Arrested on Warcrimes Charges

Wartime Bosnian Muslim Commander Arrested on Warcrimes Charges
BIHAC, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA: (FILES) UN commander in Bosnia, Lieutenant General Sir Michael Rose (L), and the commander of the Fifth Corps, General Atif Dudakovic, stand outside Fifth Corps headquarters in Bihac 28 Dec. 1994 before their meeting. Photo credit should read Kurt SCHORK/AFP/Getty Images
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SARAJEVO—Police arrested Bosnian Muslim wartime commander Atif Dudakovic and 11 senior members of his Corps on Friday on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.

The arrests were ordered as part of a long running major investigation into wartime abuses, the state prosecutor’s office said in a statement.