Racan told the press he supported the government's policy regarding Gotovina and its cooperation with foreign intelligence services if it was going to help in having him transferred to The Hague, which he said was the only solution to the issue and the place where he could defend himself from the charges.
Asked to comment on the timing of the publication of Gotovina's alleged French criminal file and the fact that Croatia had not been informed of its existence, either by Interpol or France, Racan said it should first be established what was true and why there had been no information, and if there had been, "why we weren't notified before".
"It appears there existed political forces in Croatia which worked on mythologising Gotovina as a hero, and they obviously didn't like information which showed a more realistic picture of a man who deserved credit in the Homeland War but also did some other things."
Racan said establishing complete facts about Gotovina, even if belatedly, would help establish a more realistic relationship towards him, without national tensions. "It's a good step because Croatia and the Croatian people will no longer be hostages to certain political forces and their falsification of history."
Racan said there were people in Croatia today who were ready to censor data about Gotovina. He added, however, that those thinking Gotovina should not be transferred to the Hague tribunal and that all others should suffer because of it were in the minority.
"That (criminal) file is irrelevant in Croatia's relations with the Hague tribunal and the EU because he is wanted (in The Hague) for war crimes," Racan said.