PAKOSTANE, April 25 (Hina) - Twelve Croatian war veterans havecommenced what they called a pilgrimage to The Hague in support of theindicted General Ante Gotovina, who is awaiting trial before theInternational Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) inthe ICTY detention centre.
PAKOSTANE, April 25 (Hina) - Twelve Croatian war veterans have
commenced what they called a pilgrimage to The Hague in support of the indicted
General Ante Gotovina, who is awaiting trial before the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the ICTY detention centre. The veterans started their pilgrimage on foot in the Croatian coastal town
of Pakostane where the Gotovina family lives. They departed exactly at noon
and are expected to arrive in The Hague in 48 days.
The 'pilgrims' are expected to cover 1,742 kilometres on foot.
They plan to meet Gen. Gotovina on 13 June, St. Anthony's Day,
Gotovina's name-day.
Gotovina has been in custody since mid-December 2005 when he was
arrested on the Spanish island of Tenerife after he was in hiding for more than
four years.