ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Hina) - During the question time at the parliament, Croatian Premier Ivica Racan on Wednesday said he personally was not happy to see confrontations caused by a documentary "Oluja Nad Krajinom (Storm Over Krajina)",
but he declined to join those who were leading heated debates over this film, recently broadcast at the Croatian Television (HT). In this context PM stressed that a democratic Croatia must be capable of dealing with such challenges. He confirmed that the Culture Ministry had given some financial support to the movie and added that precise data on the matter would subsequently be given. Unfortunately, the state takes part, like in this or other cases, in the financing of various institutions and groups which then return a favour by inciting hatred and intolerance. The problem crops up in the confrontation of radical stands, Premier said adding that the Croatian policy
ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Hina) - During the question time at the parliament,
Croatian Premier Ivica Racan on Wednesday said he personally was
not happy to see confrontations caused by a documentary "Oluja Nad
Krajinom (Storm Over Krajina)", but he declined to join those who
were leading heated debates over this film, recently broadcast at
the Croatian Television (HT).
In this context PM stressed that a democratic Croatia must be
capable of dealing with such challenges.
He confirmed that the Culture Ministry had given some financial
support to the movie and added that precise data on the matter would
subsequently be given.
Unfortunately, the state takes part, like in this or other cases, in
the financing of various institutions and groups which then return
a favour by inciting hatred and intolerance.
The problem crops up in the confrontation of radical stands,
Premier said adding that the Croatian policy was exposed to attacks
from both sides.
During the question time, a representative of the Croatian
Christian Democratic Union (HKDU), Anto Kovacevic, asked which
interest the government had when it decided to help finance the said
movie, which according to Kovacevic, "slanders the Homeland War and
promotes the Serb terrorism."
The movie, shown by the Croatian Television on 1 October, stirred up
polemics and the division in the Croatian public. It is about crimes
which Croatian army troops allegedly committed over the local Serb
population, in the wake of the liberating operation "Storm" in
August 1995.
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