After three years of harsh imprisonment in the camp of Stara Gradiška he was transferred to Srijemska Mitrovica where he was kept for more than two years, enduring his punishment.
Nakon teške tri godine zatočeništva u logoru Stara Gradiška, prebačen je u Srijemsku Mitrovicu, gdje je zadržan još više od dvije godine na izdržavanju kazne.