Prosecution opens Croatia massacre case

Serbian Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric says information regarding massacre of 9 Serb civilians in Croatia in 1995 prompted them to open the case. He told Radio B92 that the recent guilty verdict against two former Croatian generals incited people to speak out about war crimes that happened during and after Operation Storm. Prosecution opens Croatia massacre case The Dvor massacre was committed by 12 masked individuals, as witnessed by a Danish soldier who was part of a UN unit that watched it happen from meters away. “Croatia also has an open case about the incident,” said Vekaric. He wonders, however, why the Danish soldier remained silent for so long and says there is going to be an inquiry into that. The deputy war crimes prosecutor supported the initiative to collect a million signatures in support of founding a Regional Commission Tasked with Establishing the Facts about All Victims of War Crimes and Other Serious Human Rights Violations Committed on the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia in the period from 1991-2001. He claims his signature will be among the one million. “Such a commission would be useful because it would be more flexible in investigating war crimes,” he believes. “Certain crimes are difficult to investigate because they require documents and evidence, which have been put away, justified or concealed,” he stated, adding that the commission would not obstruct the work of official institutions. Bruno Vekaric (Tanjug, file)

Prosecution opens Croatia massacre case

The Dvor massacre was committed by 12 masked individuals, as witnessed by a Danish soldier who was part of a UN unit that watched it happen from meters away.

“Croatia also has an open case about the incident,” said Vekarić. He wonders, however, why the Danish soldier remained silent for so long and says there is going to be an inquiry into that.

The deputy war crimes prosecutor supported the initiative to collect a million signatures in support of founding a Regional Commission Tasked with Establishing the Facts about All Victims of War Crimes and Other Serious Human Rights Violations Committed on the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia in the period from 1991-2001.

He claims his signature will be among the one million. “Such a commission would be useful because it would be more flexible in investigating war crimes,” he believes.

“Certain crimes are difficult to investigate because they require documents and evidence, which have been put away, justified or concealed,” he stated, adding that the commission would not obstruct the work of official institutions.