Solin removed by utility workers and policeSOLIN, Jan 10 (Hina) - A plaque commemorating World War Two Ustashaofficials Mile Budak and Jure Francetic, which was set up in Solinnear the southern coastal city of Split on Sunday morning,
was removedlater in the evening, the spokesman for Split-Dalmatia County PoliceNinoslav Curic said on Monday.
SOLIN, Jan 10 (Hina) - A plaque commemorating World War Two Ustasha
officials Mile Budak and Jure Francetic, which was set up in Solin near the
southern coastal city of Split on Sunday morning, was removed later in the
evening, the spokesman for Split-Dalmatia County Police Ninoslav Curic said on
Monday.The plaque was removed by local utility workers and police officers
following the instructions of the Solin authorities, Curic said.
The 1 x 0.5 metre black marble plaque reading "In Memory of Fallen
Croatian Heroes Mile Budak and Jure Francetic" was placed in a public area in
Solin's Priko Vode neighbourhood. Flowers were placed and candles lit by the
plaque yesterday.
According to Curic, there were no incidents during today's removal of
the plaque when a few onlookers gathered near the site.
County police are collecting information as to who placed the plaque.
Petty offence charges will be pressed against perpetrators, Curic said.