ZAGREB, Sept 25 (Hina) - There is no significant or grand dissension of attitudes between the Government and the President regarding the Hague-based tribunal's indictment against General Janko Bobetko, a Vice President of the Social
Democratic Party (SDP), Zeljka Antunovic, stated on Wednesday night following an address to the nation by Croatian President Stjepan Mesic in regard to the indictment.
ZAGREB, Sept 25 (Hina) - There is no significant or grand dissension
of attitudes between the Government and the President regarding the
Hague-based tribunal's indictment against General Janko Bobetko, a
Vice President of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Zeljka
Antunovic, stated on Wednesday night following an address to the
nation by Croatian President Stjepan Mesic in regard to the
indictment. #L#
A series of statements in the president's speech point to the
current situation in the country such as an attempt to radicalise
the situation by individuals and certain political options,
Antunovic said.
Mesic specifically distanced himself from sections of the
indictment and the omissions on behalf of the UN tribunal, she
added.
Antunovic pointed out that claims that the tribunal is not bringing
into question the legitimacy of the military actions and the
Homeland Defence War need to be checked.
She added that the legitimacy of military actions in the Homeland
War cannot be brought into question because these were legal
actions to liberate occupied territory.
The SDP official disagrees with Mesic's claim that the government
failed to previously organise talks between Bobetko and the
tribunal, adding that this was a neglect on behalf of the UN court
because during the co-operation by Zagreb with the tribunal, the
Government asked that prior to any indictment being issued the
suspect should first be spoken to.
It would be dangerous to stop co-operating with the tribunal, but in
co-operation with it, we need to dispute the indictment against
Bobetko, Antunovic said.
SDP believes that it is necessary to dispute the tribunal's
indictment against General Bobetko and to utilise all legal means
for this, Antunovic said.
She believes that the section of the indictment that refers to plans
for genocide is not acceptable and should be disputed.
SDP supports the idea that anything that occurred during the
Homeland War and should not have, should be tried.
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