▁Č it l uk , ▁in ▁PR ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁F PR ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁engineering ▁degree ▁which ▁he ▁put ▁to ▁use ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Č it l uk , ▁b aux ite ▁mines . ▁He ▁moved ▁from ▁min ing ▁to ▁military ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁Kr v av ice , ▁Cro atia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁for ▁Security ▁and ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Police ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Def ence ▁Council ▁( H VO ). ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁switched ▁Min ist ries ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁in ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Republic ▁of ▁Her ce g - B os na . ▁ ▁Ind ict ment ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ind ict ment , ▁ Ć ori ć ▁was , ▁until ▁around ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁" a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁shadow y ▁organization ▁whose ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁eth n ically ▁pure ▁territory ▁to ▁be ▁an nex ed ▁and ▁merged ▁into ▁a ▁Gre ater ▁Cro atia ". ▁The ▁court ▁accused ▁ Ć ori ć ▁of ▁" inc iting ▁political , ▁eth nic ▁and ▁religious ▁hat red ▁while ▁also ▁using ▁force , ▁int im id ation ▁and ▁terror , ▁( most ly ▁by ▁mass ▁arr ests ▁during ▁which ▁people ▁were ▁killed ) ▁to ▁eth n ically ▁drive ▁non - C ro ati ans