SPLIT, April 9 (Hina) - Some two hundred members of the central national headquarters for the protection of the Homeland Defence War dignity held a one-hour peaceful protest in front of a military base in Divulje. The reason for the
protest was, they said, the violent behaviour of international forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Police obstructed access to the main entrance into the base, so the protesters had to settle for rallying a hundred metres away. The headquarters' vice-presidents Petar Kacunko and Tonci Turic read out two lengthy letters intended for High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina Wolfgang Petritsch and for the Croatian government, in which they expressed bitterness with the conduct of international forces in Bosnia and the stance of Croatia's senior officials who, they claim, are not protecting Croats in the neighbouring country and are allowing violations of the Dayton Agreement and the Bosnian Constitu
SPLIT, April 9 (Hina) - Some two hundred members of the central
national headquarters for the protection of the Homeland Defence
War dignity held a one-hour peaceful protest in front of a military
base in Divulje. The reason for the protest was, they said, the
violent behaviour of international forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Police obstructed access to the main entrance into the base, so the
protesters had to settle for rallying a hundred metres away.
The headquarters' vice-presidents Petar Kacunko and Tonci Turic
read out two lengthy letters intended for High Representative to
Bosnia-Herzegovina Wolfgang Petritsch and for the Croatian
government, in which they expressed bitterness with the conduct of
international forces in Bosnia and the stance of Croatia's senior
officials who, they claim, are not protecting Croats in the
neighbouring country and are allowing violations of the Dayton
Agreement and the Bosnian Constitution.
Besides Croatian flags, the protesters also carried banners
reading: "SFOR -- occupator", "Hitler robbed Jews, Petritsch is
robbing Bosnian Croats", "Respect the democratic will of the Croat
people", and "Mesic, gypsy".
Events in Bosnia also gave rise to protests of the Homeland War
dignity protection centre in Dubrovnik.
The centre issued a statement supporting decisions of the newly-
founded Croat National Congress in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the
Catholic Church on "defending the legal rights of Croats in
Bosnia".
Using harsh language, they denounced the conduct of the
international community and Croatian government, particularly
President Stipe Mesic and Prime Minister Ivica Racan.
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