Acting on the order of the prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes, State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) officers arrested seven suspects in several cities in BiH, on suspicion of war crimes, state Prosecution said Friday.

The suspects are charged with participating in the murder of 22 Bosniaks, including seven children and eight women, who were killed in Balatun village near Bijeljina.

Among the arrested suspects are people accused of directly participating in the executions of the victims.

“The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina thanks the members of SIPA BiH and Intelligence-Security Agency (OSA BiH) for their cooperation and joint efforts in processing this case,” the Prosecutor's Office of BiH stated.

They added that the suspects will be handed over to the acting prosecutor within the legal deadline, who will, after questioning, decide on further activities in the case.