HVIDRA: WE REFUSE BIAS ROLE OF THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL

ZAGREB, March 9 (Hina) - The Association of Croatian Invalids of the Croatian Homeland War (HVIDRA) denounces the bias role of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) which is not capable of investigating more than 90 per cent of greater Serbian crimes in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, the Association said in a statement Thursday. HVIDRA had on Monday protested in front of the US Embassy in Zagreb against the ICTY's sentence read to General Tihomir Blaskic for 45 years in prison. HVIDRA does not negate that the crime in Ahmici had happened, but they hold that the true culprits had not been held responsible for the crime, the statement said. The association asked of the Croatian authorities, the European Union and United Nations to "support the honourable intent of establishing a permanent international war crimes court which would punish crimes" committed in various parts of the world. The indictment against Blaskic was used as pressure on the Croatian side during negotiations in Dayton, so Bosanska Posavina could be left to Republika Srpska. With this, and with the abundant help of the United States, Republic Srpska was awarded, a neo-nazi construction in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the statement said. The HVIDRA said the international community had had numerous omissions and was "co-responsible for the conduct of the Belgrade policy, even imposing an arms ban to attacked states". (hina) lml mm