Croatia: Arrests over demolition of Serb homes

Benkovac police stated that they have arrested six persons suspected of vandalizing six Serb homes.

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Wednesday, 03.10.2007.

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Benkovac police stated that they have arrested six persons suspected of vandalizing six Serb homes. Five of the suspects are under the age of 18 and were indicted by the Zadar District Prosecution for minors. They stand accused of demolishing six recently restored homes of Serb returnees in several villages near Benkovac. Croatia: Arrests over demolition of Serb homes The suspects are in between 14 and 17 years old, and are also thought to have been "under the influence of alcohol at the time," reports suggest. Milorad Pupovac, vice president of the Independent Democratic Serb Party and a member of the Croatian Assembly, lives in one of the villages where the homes were demolished, though his home was not attacked. He stated that his mother is currently in the house, "but is not afraid." Another Serbian official of the Assembly, Rajko Gajic, condemned the vandalism, stating that such acts were unacceptable. “There is no reason, not even a Hague verdict, that can be justified as a motive for these events,” he said. Police have confirmed that the doors, windows and new furniture in the homes were demolished and according to unofficial estimates, the damages amount to a sum greater than EUR 30,000. The violence came in the wake of last week's Hague ruling in the Vukovar Three case, which sentenced two, and set the third accused free.

Croatia: Arrests over demolition of Serb homes

The suspects are in between 14 and 17 years old, and are also thought to have been "under the influence of alcohol at the time," reports suggest.
Milorad Pupovac, vice president of the Independent Democratic Serb Party and a member of the Croatian Assembly, lives in one of the villages where the homes were demolished, though his home was not attacked.

He stated that his mother is currently in the house, "but is not afraid."

Another Serbian official of the Assembly, Rajko Gajić, condemned the vandalism, stating that such acts were unacceptable.

“There is no reason, not even a Hague verdict, that can be justified as a motive for these events,” he said.

Police have confirmed that the doors, windows and new furniture in the homes were demolished and according to unofficial estimates, the damages amount to a sum greater than EUR 30,000.

The violence came in the wake of last week's Hague ruling in the Vukovar Three case, which sentenced two, and set the third accused free.

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