ZAGREB, March 4 (Hina) - Croatia will not appeal against a decision by the European Human Rights Court on the payment of EUR10,000 in damages to the Kutic family, who was denied protection by Croatian courts after their house near
Bjelovar was mined in 1991, the Justice Ministry said in a statement Monday. Croatia will not lodge an appeal against the decision passed late last week in the next three months at its disposal, the Croatian government representative at the Strasbourg Court, Lidija Lukina Karajkovic, told Hina. The Strasbourg Court established the Kutic family was denied the possibility to receive compensation they asked for at the Zagreb County Court in 1994 after their house was mined in 1991 and outbuildings and a garage in 1994. At the time, there was a provision which stipulated the state was obliged to protect citizens from terrorist actions or compensate damage caused by a terrorist act, but the
ZAGREB, March 4 (Hina) - Croatia will not appeal against a decision
by the European Human Rights Court on the payment of EUR10,000 in
damages to the Kutic family, who was denied protection by Croatian
courts after their house near Bjelovar was mined in 1991, the
Justice Ministry said in a statement Monday.
Croatia will not lodge an appeal against the decision passed late
last week in the next three months at its disposal, the Croatian
government representative at the Strasbourg Court, Lidija Lukina
Karajkovic, told Hina.
The Strasbourg Court established the Kutic family was denied the
possibility to receive compensation they asked for at the Zagreb
County Court in 1994 after their house was mined in 1991 and
outbuildings and a garage in 1994.
At the time, there was a provision which stipulated the state was
obliged to protect citizens from terrorist actions or compensate
damage caused by a terrorist act, but the provision was rescinded in
1996. According to the Court's estimate, the Kutic family was
denied court protection and will therefore receive EUR10,000 in
damages.
"The compensation should be perceived as a warning to Croatia to
adjust its regulations and practice with European standards. The
government should... reintroduce the rescinded provision into the
Croatian legal system, and enable citizens to receive damages for
mined houses through the court", said Lidija Lukina Karajkovic.
According to her, a special law is underway which would regulate the
issue. The justice minister recently confirmed such a regulation
would be passed soon.
(hina) np sb