Former Bosnian Croat Defence Council (HVO) officer Ivica Rajic, ICTY convict who was released from the Navalcalnero penitentiary in Madrid on Thursday after serving two thirds of his 12-year prison term, late on Thursday evening landed in Split where he was greeted by his wife and children.
The Hague-based ICTY convicted Rajic of a 1993 massace of Bosnian Muslim civilians in Stupni Do and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
"I wish to make up for the lost times," Rajic told press after being reunited with his family.
Rajic was in the Spanish prison for the last four years after he was transferred there from the ICTY detention centre in The Hague.
In 2005, Rajic pleaded guilty to the atrocities in Stupni Do, central Bosnia, and offered his condolences to the victims' families. During his sentencing hearing in April 2006, Rajic stated: "I should like to apologise to the families of the people who have suffered, expressing my full sympathies and my regrets for the loss of their nearest and dearest. All those victims deserve the truth and justice, and my cooperation with the Prosecution is a contribution to the establishment of the truth and the acceptance of my responsibility."
Rajic was the commander of troops that killed 31 Bosniak civilians, including elderly, women and children.
Rajic was arrested in Croatia, where he lived under the name of Viktor Andric, in April 2003 and extradited to the ICTY in June that year.
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