"Croatia tolerant toward own war crimes"
Croatia still lacks political will, adequate legal framework and efficient court procedures to deal with the war crimes committed in the 1990s.
Thursday, 09.12.2010.
11:57
Croatia still lacks political will, adequate legal framework and efficient court procedures to deal with the war crimes committed in the 1990s. This is according to Amnesty International (AI), whose report was carried by Croatian media. "Croatia tolerant toward own war crimes" The war crimes committed by Croatian armed forces, particularly those against Serbs, seem to be an issue which dropped off “the radar” of the international community since the official Zagreb in 2005 commenced the EU entry talks, but has remained an integral part of the EU negotiating demands, AI said. In its November report on Croatia's progress, the European Commission included the issue of investigation and condemnation of war crimes as one of the conditions Zagreb has to fulfill if it wants to end the part of the negotiations which refers to judicial system and human rights. The European Commission called for progress in this respect and urged war crimes court proceedings. In its report AI calls on the Croatian authorities to speed up the prosecution of war crimes and make it their top priority. The report recalls the fact that Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia in 1991, after which the Serb inhabitants proclaimed their own republic (Republic of Serb Krajina) on one part of the territory. During the 1991-1995 war, both the Serbs and Croats committed atrocities against civilians, but many Croats still believe they were only defending their homes from "Serb aggressors", rather than committing war crimes. More than 700 war crime cases have been registered with the Croatian state prosecutor's office, while only 18 are processed each year, which means it would take another 40 years to process all the crimes, said AI's expert on Croatia Marek Marczynski.
"Croatia tolerant toward own war crimes"
The war crimes committed by Croatian armed forces, particularly those against Serbs, seem to be an issue which dropped off “the radar” of the international community since the official Zagreb in 2005 commenced the EU entry talks, but has remained an integral part of the EU negotiating demands, AI said.In its November report on Croatia's progress, the European Commission included the issue of investigation and condemnation of war crimes as one of the conditions Zagreb has to fulfill if it wants to end the part of the negotiations which refers to judicial system and human rights.
The European Commission called for progress in this respect and urged war crimes court proceedings.
In its report AI calls on the Croatian authorities to speed up the prosecution of war crimes and make it their top priority.
The report recalls the fact that Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia in 1991, after which the Serb inhabitants proclaimed their own republic (Republic of Serb Krajina) on one part of the territory.
During the 1991-1995 war, both the Serbs and Croats committed atrocities against civilians, but many Croats still believe they were only defending their homes from "Serb aggressors", rather than committing war crimes.
More than 700 war crime cases have been registered with the Croatian state prosecutor's office, while only 18 are processed each year, which means it would take another 40 years to process all the crimes, said AI's expert on Croatia Marek Marczynski.
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