Commemoration for Serbs killed in Medak Pocket
A memorial service was held at St. Marko's Church in Belgrade Wednesday for the Serbs who were killed by the Croatian in Medak Pocket in Croatia 22 years ago.
Thursday, 10.09.2015.
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Commemoration for Serbs killed in Medak Pocket
According to Documentation Center Veritas, the result was 88 Serbs killed - 46 soldiers, six policemen and 36 civilians, 26 of whom were older than 60 years of age and 17 of whom were women.The Croatian forces plundered the Serb villages of Medak, Divoselo, Citluk and Pocitelj, and destroyed them employing 'scorched earth' tactics before and during their September 17 withdrawal which followed robust action taken by Canadian peacekeepers at UNPROFOR to ensure it after days of severe battles.
After visiting the Medak Pocket villages following the Croatian army operation, then UNPROFOR commander, French Lieutenant-General Jean Cot, said:
“I have found no sign of human or animal life in the several villages we passed today. The destruction is total, systematic and deliberate."
According to the relevant documentation from Veritas, there were no captives or injured in the attack, and the bodies of the massacred and burnt victims speak volumes about Croatian army's brutality.
In the proceedings before Croatian courts, some of those accused of the Medak Pocket crimes were cleared of all charges, some got minimal sentences or were released pending trial, and some were not even prosecuted, Veritas said.
In April 1991, Divoselo was home to 344 people, Pocitelj to 307 and Citluk to 129 people, and almost all of them were of Serb nationality.
In September this year, Citluk and Pocitelj each has the population of only three people, while no one lives in Divoselo anymore.
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