ZAGREB, Sept 14 (Hina) - Croatian President's advisor for military issues, Imra Agotic, said Thursday he did not "understand what HVIDRA wishes to achieve by spurring Croatian Homeland War soldiers to an uprising". President of the
Association of Croatian Disabled Homeland War Veterans (HVIDRA) Marinko Liovic should be more responsible in issuing out statements, as he is performing the function of a member of parliament, Agotic asserted after Thursday's meeting of Croatian President Stipe Mesic with a delegation of the World Veteran Federation. He added he did not expect the apprehension of Croatian Homeland War soldiers to escalate to violence. Tuesday's arrest of ten persons suspected of war crimes, including Croatian Army members, and a subsequent statement by the Croatian prime minister regarding the arrests, caused stormy and negative reactions by war veterans' and disabled war veterans' associations. Addr
ZAGREB, Sept 14 (Hina) - Croatian President's advisor for military
issues, Imra Agotic, said Thursday he did not "understand what
HVIDRA wishes to achieve by spurring Croatian Homeland War soldiers
to an uprising".
President of the Association of Croatian Disabled Homeland War
Veterans (HVIDRA) Marinko Liovic should be more responsible in
issuing out statements, as he is performing the function of a member
of parliament, Agotic asserted after Thursday's meeting of
Croatian President Stipe Mesic with a delegation of the World
Veteran Federation.
He added he did not expect the apprehension of Croatian Homeland War
soldiers to escalate to violence.
Tuesday's arrest of ten persons suspected of war crimes, including
Croatian Army members, and a subsequent statement by the Croatian
prime minister regarding the arrests, caused stormy and negative
reactions by war veterans' and disabled war veterans'
associations.
Addressing the Prime Minister, HVIDRA accused the authorities of
proclaiming the arrested persons criminals before trial, and
warned "do not force us to take up weapons."
(hina) lml