"With Ante Gotovina in custody, the Croatian authorities must now address impunity in proceedings before domestic courts, for all crimes allegedly committed by members of the Croatian Army and police forces," said Omer Fisher, Amnesty International's researcher on Croatia.
"The task of tackling impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity should not be left only to the (Hague) Tribunal," he added.
To date, efforts by the Croatian judicial system to bring perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Croatian Serbs to justice have been largely insufficient. Proceedings before domestic courts have only resulted in a handful of convictions and impunity remains widespread, AI said.