Croat government passes bill annulling Serbian indictments

The Croatian government passed Thursday a bill which annuls all indictments and verdicts against Croatian citizens issued in Serbia.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 29.09.2011.

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The Croatian government passed Thursday a bill which annuls all indictments and verdicts against Croatian citizens issued in Serbia. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor pointed out that by adopting the law all legal acts of the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia dating from the 90s war which accused or convicted Croatian citizens would be declared null and void. Croat government passes bill annulling Serbian indictments Only Deputy Prime Minister Slobodan Uzelac voted against the bill, the adoption of which was reasoned by the fear of Serbian legal aggression. Commenting on Serbia's Law on Organization and Competence of Government Authorities in War Crime Proceedings, Kosor said that she did not recognize the law since no state had the right to make decisions or in any way interfere in issues which were under jurisdiction of another state. The Croat prime minister assessed that with that law Serbia expanded its jurisdiction on crimes committed on the territory of another state, contrary to the territorial principle of the international law which is an expression of state sovereignty. “For that reason, Croatia has the legitimate right and duty to protect its sovereignty and autonomy, and it will not allow any country to interfere in its judiciary,” she underscored, adding that the law did not question the fulfillment of Croatia's obligations towards the International Court of Justice (ICJ). About ten days ago Serbia forwarded the indictments for war crimes and genocide against the Serbs in Vukovar in 1991 and the list comprises around 40 names, among others then wartime officials Vladimir Seks, Branimir Glavas and Tomislav Mercep. Zagreb

Croat government passes bill annulling Serbian indictments

Only Deputy Prime Minister Slobodan Uzelac voted against the bill, the adoption of which was reasoned by the fear of Serbian legal aggression.

Commenting on Serbia's Law on Organization and Competence of Government Authorities in War Crime Proceedings, Kosor said that she did not recognize the law since no state had the right to make decisions or in any way interfere in issues which were under jurisdiction of another state.

The Croat prime minister assessed that with that law Serbia expanded its jurisdiction on crimes committed on the territory of another state, contrary to the territorial principle of the international law which is an expression of state sovereignty.

“For that reason, Croatia has the legitimate right and duty to protect its sovereignty and autonomy, and it will not allow any country to interfere in its judiciary,” she underscored, adding that the law did not question the fulfillment of Croatia's obligations towards the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

About ten days ago Serbia forwarded the indictments for war crimes and genocide against the Serbs in Vukovar in 1991 and the list comprises around 40 names, among others then wartime officials Vladimir Šeks, Branimir Glavaš and Tomislav Merčep.

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