"No courage to withdraw genocide lawsuits"

Croatian political analyst Zarko Puhovski has assessed that the genocide lawsuits Croatia and Serbia have filed against one another will not be withdrawn. There are no political forces in either country which could do that, said he. "No courage to withdraw genocide lawsuits" At a roundtable "Regional Cooperation is Condition for EU" organized by Tanjug news agency, Puhovski said that the events from the past are still alive in the two countries, adding that political elites do not dare to make a decision to withdraw the lawsuits. This is by no means over, even though none of the lawsuits has any chance of success, Puhovski said. He stressed that Croatia will not win the genocide lawsuit against Serbia for the crimes in the Croatian towns of Skabrnja and Vukovar. He also said that Serbia's lawsuit cannot succeed either, as it depends on the lawsuit filed by Croatia. The left-wing forces in both countries have no courage to withdraw the lawsuits, as they could be accused of treason, so the lawsuits can only be withdrawn in case the reformed Radicals win elections in Serbia, and at the same time a reformed Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) wins in Croatia, Puhovski said. He pointed out that an atmosphere is being created in the Croatian public that only the Croatian defenders are being arrested, whereas official data show that only 3.75 percent of criminal charges filed so far refer to defenders and the rest to the "other side." The Tanjug roundtable (Tanjug)

"No courage to withdraw genocide lawsuits"

At a roundtable "Regional Cooperation is Condition for EU" organized by Tanjug news agency, Puhovski said that the events from the past are still alive in the two countries, adding that political elites do not dare to make a decision to withdraw the lawsuits.

This is by no means over, even though none of the lawsuits has any chance of success, Puhovski said.

He stressed that Croatia will not win the genocide lawsuit against Serbia for the crimes in the Croatian towns of Skabrnja and Vukovar. He also said that Serbia's lawsuit cannot succeed either, as it depends on the lawsuit filed by Croatia.

The left-wing forces in both countries have no courage to withdraw the lawsuits, as they could be accused of treason, so the lawsuits can only be withdrawn in case the reformed Radicals win elections in Serbia, and at the same time a reformed Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) wins in Croatia, Puhovski said.

He pointed out that an atmosphere is being created in the Croatian public that only the Croatian defenders are being arrested, whereas official data show that only 3.75 percent of criminal charges filed so far refer to defenders and the rest to the "other side."