ZAGREB, July 16 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament took another break after Croatian Democratic Union's (HDZ) Vladimir Seks insisted that Prime Minister Ivica Racan appear before the parliament and explain the statement made by his
deputy Goran Granic that the Hague suspects are indicted for persecution. In a discussion on cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Granic commented on the letter of complains the Croatian government had forwarded to the Hague tribunal, stressing the government had objected to the crime of persecution, stated in Article 7 of the Hague Statute, adding the government believed it was politically unacceptable. We have evidence which prove that Serbs from the so-called Krajina planned to move, following the orders of the their leadership, Granic said. On behalf of the HDZ parliamentary bench, Seks said Article 7 referred to persons
ZAGREB, July 16 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament took another break
after Croatian Democratic Union's (HDZ) Vladimir Seks insisted
that Prime Minister Ivica Racan appear before the parliament and
explain the statement made by his deputy Goran Granic that the Hague
suspects are indicted for persecution.
In a discussion on cooperation with the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Granic commented on the
letter of complains the Croatian government had forwarded to the
Hague tribunal, stressing the government had objected to the crime
of persecution, stated in Article 7 of the Hague Statute, adding the
government believed it was politically unacceptable.
We have evidence which prove that Serbs from the so-called Krajina
planned to move, following the orders of the their leadership,
Granic said.
On behalf of the HDZ parliamentary bench, Seks said Article 7
referred to persons who planned, encouraged, ordered or committed
harsh violations of the Geneva convention, including the
persecution and illegal detention of civilians.
If we connect this with the words of Prime Minister Racan who said he
objected to the indictments because they included the deportation
of 150,000 Serbs, we have clear evidence that generals Rahim Ademi
and Ante Gotovina, or one of them, are indicted for genocide, said
Seks.
We want the truth, namely whether Ademi and Gotovina are indicted
for encouraging, planning or executing any criminal act related to
genocide, Seks stressed, adding if that were true, the government
had extradited not only the two generals but the entire Croatia.
Granic told Seks he was "twisting the facts and trying to accuse the
Prime Minister of withholding some information or deluding the
public."
Seks did not accept Granic's explanation, stressing the HDZ
parliamentary bench would leave the session should the Prime
Minister fail to appear in the parliament.
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