The last war-time Vukovar commander, Branko Borkovic, told a news conference in Bogdanovci that amnesty should be rescinded as there had been no civil war in Croatia, but Croatia had been the victim of a military aggression launched by Serbia with the assistance of quisling forces.
Vukovar war-time commanders also insist that Croatian war veterans suspected of war crimes be free pending trial.
They also insist on stripping Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) president Vojislv Stanimiriovic of medals "due to his insults to the Croatian people and veterans".
Commenting on a court decision that Tomislav Mercep, accused of war crimes committed in Zagreb, Kutina and Pakrac between October 8 and mid-December 1991, should be remanded in custody, Borkovic said that this was a sad ruling.
If they think that he can tamper with witnesses, they should know that the witnesses are in Serbia. His health condition is poor, Borkovic said.
Earlier on Thursday, the Zagreb County Court extended the detention of wartime Assistant Interior Minister Mercep for another two months, citing a risk of interference with witnesses and the gravity of the crimes of which he is suspected.
Mercep is under investigation for the murder or disappearance of 43 civilians at the start of the war in 1991. He is staying in the prison hospital in Zagreb because three years ago he suffered a stroke and his health is poor.
Borkovic said that it was sad that Croatian prosecutorial authorities had not yet issued any indictment for the Ovcara massacres and other cases related to war crimes in Vukovar which the JNA and Serb forces committed when they entered that eastern Croatian city in mid-November 1991.