Slovenia: Ex-JNA officers seek pensions

High-ranking JNA officers who fought against Slovenia have upset the country’s public by asking for reparations and army pensions.

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Monday, 02.02.2009.

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High-ranking JNA officers who fought against Slovenia have upset the country’s public by asking for reparations and army pensions. Twenty high-ranking Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) officers, who are Slovenian citizens, sent a letter to the country's highest representatives demanding reparations for unpaid pensions, which they now receive, as other retired army personnel. Slovenia: Ex-JNA officers seek pensions The Slovenian public is upset by the fact that amongst them are officers who were not on Slovenian’s side during its fight for independence, according to Slovenian POP TV. Among the “controversial” officers are: Retired General Konrad Kolsek, who gave an ultimatum on June 26, 1991 to the country’s president threatening seizing border crossings and breaking all Slovenian defenses, Commander of the 13th Rijeka Corps Marijan Cad, who led an attack on Fernetice, Colonel Ivan Bizjak, chief of the Secret Police, and Veso Predojevic. The signatories of the letter say they were never charged for dishonorable or criminal deeds, and seek retroactive justice, offering to settle out-of-court. Slovenian war veterans are embittered because of the demands, which they see as insolent, among other things, as Slovenian law states that those who participated in aggression against Slovenia are not eligible for army pensions. Slovenian Minister of Labor, Family and Social Affairs Ivan Svetlik believes, according to POP TV, that the stated demands depend on where the former officers were and what they did, as each of these cases needs to be treated individually.

Slovenia: Ex-JNA officers seek pensions

The Slovenian public is upset by the fact that amongst them are officers who were not on Slovenian’s side during its fight for independence, according to Slovenian POP TV.

Among the “controversial” officers are: Retired General Konrad Kolšek, who gave an ultimatum on June 26, 1991 to the country’s president threatening seizing border crossings and breaking all Slovenian defenses, Commander of the 13th Rijeka Corps Marijan Čad, who led an attack on Fernetiče, Colonel Ivan Bizjak, chief of the Secret Police, and Veso Predojević.

The signatories of the letter say they were never charged for dishonorable or criminal deeds, and seek retroactive justice, offering to settle out-of-court.

Slovenian war veterans are embittered because of the demands, which they see as insolent, among other things, as Slovenian law states that those who participated in aggression against Slovenia are not eligible for army pensions.

Slovenian Minister of Labor, Family and Social Affairs Ivan Svetlik believes, according to POP TV, that the stated demands depend on where the former officers were and what they did, as each of these cases needs to be treated individually.

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