This was stated at a panel discussion in Osijek, organised by the HKV and the Osijek branch of the Croatian Disabled War Veterans Association.
"Since 2000 we have witnessed the systematic and orchestrated criminalisation of the Homeland War and soldiers," said Ante Beljo, head of the Croatian Information Centre's department for Homeland War documents and data.
He blamed this, among others, on the international community, which he said "cannot accept Croatia's independence and victory in the war and is therefore trying to depict the war as a civil war".
"The saddest and most dangerous thing is that (the international community) is being assisted by Croats themselves, and today Croats are prosecuting Croats, which suits Serb ideologists, so it is no wonder why soldiers, dissatisfied with their status, are killing themselves," Beljo said, adding that more than 1,600 war veterans had committed suicide since the end of the war.
"The government is using taxpayers' money to build 4,000 flats for Serb returnees, who are also seeking employment, salaries, pensions etc," Beljo said, adding that this was absurd because even the foreign media had reported that 90 percent of the victims in Croatia were victims of the Serb aggression.
Beljo announced that due to the situation in Croatia, panel discussions focusing on the same topic would be organised in all major cities in the country.