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ARGENTINA: CROATIAN WWII CONCENTRATION CAMP COMMANDER EXTRADITED

(18 Jun 1998) Spanish/Nat A deputy commander of Croatia's largest concentration camp was extradited from Argentina on Wednesday, to face trial in his homeland for alleged war crimes. His extradition follows a television programme broadcast in April, which revealed Dinko Sakic's role as a senior officer at Jasenovac concentration camp during World War II. Sakic is blamed for the deaths of thousands of Serbs, Gypsies and Jews between 1941 and 1945 when Croatia was ruled by the Nazi-backed Ustasha regime. Tight security surrounded Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport on Wednesday, as authorities heeded to public pressure and kicked out an alleged war criminal. The Lufthansa plane sat on the tarmac waiting to carry year old Dinko Sakic out of Argentina and back to his native Zagreb in Croatia, where he is due to face war criminal charges. Sakic was expelled from Argentinian soil after allegations that he was involved in the deaths of thousands of prisoners of war more than fifty years ago in Croatia. A television programme broadcast in April this year identified him as a deputy commander of Jasenovac concentration camp in Croatia, when the country was ruled by the brutal Nazi backed Ustasha regime. Thousands of Serbs, Gypsies and Jews were sent to this so-called Auschwitz of the Balkans to meet their death. An estimated 700-thousand people were murdered at Jasenovac. Public outrage and pressure from Croatia, Israel and the U-S for him to be brought to trial prompted Argentinian authorities to send him back to Croatia and face charges in court. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) "I want to tell you that this concludes the extradition procedure for Mr Sakic. In a few minutes he will get onto a Lufthansa plane that will take him first to Frankfurt and then to Zagreb." SUPER CAPTION: Hernan Bernasconi, Judge Sakic has publicly denied responsibility for the deaths of concentration camp prisoners. He claimed on television that those under his command died of natural causes. Sakic smiled and appeared calm and relaxed as he was led by authorities onto the plane. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) "He is calm and he always wanted to go to Croatia to clarify the facts." SUPER CAPTION: Miguel Angel Rossi, Dinko Sakic's lawyer Sakic boarded the flight bound for Frankfurt, shortly before 2000 GMT. He is expected to arrive in Croatia on Thursday, but at this stage no date has been fixed for his trial. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...