ZAGREB, Oct 11 (Hina) - The Croatian Society of Former Political Prisoners (HDPZ) on Wednesday forwarded a message to the Croatian public and authorities saying that "irresponsible and very dangerous statements by some leading
politicians about the Homeland War are giving rise to concern." The Society of Former Political Prisoners has reason for concern about Croatia's sovereignty, the soldiers' dignity and the country's relationship with the international war crimes tribunal. Particularly worrying, the Society believes, is "the servile behaviour of some Croatian politicians toward European and American power-wielders." The Society's said the government, President Stipe Mesic and the Croatian National Sabor should not take their message as an act of siding with any party, because, they claim, they are a non-party association supporting all political options which struggle for common Croatian interests.
ZAGREB, Oct 11 (Hina) - The Croatian Society of Former Political
Prisoners (HDPZ) on Wednesday forwarded a message to the Croatian
public and authorities saying that "irresponsible and very
dangerous statements by some leading politicians about the
Homeland War are giving rise to concern."
The Society of Former Political Prisoners has reason for concern
about Croatia's sovereignty, the soldiers' dignity and the
country's relationship with the international war crimes
tribunal.
Particularly worrying, the Society believes, is "the servile
behaviour of some Croatian politicians toward European and
American power-wielders."
The Society's said the government, President Stipe Mesic and the
Croatian National Sabor should not take their message as an act of
siding with any party, because, they claim, they are a non-party
association supporting all political options which struggle for
common Croatian interests. The Society also adds its members are
ready to endure hardships as they once used to do.
The Society cannot accept any Balkan association and it supports
without any reservations the Main Headquarters for the protection
of the dignity of the Homeland Defence War and its county branches,
and calls on its branch offices to join it.
The Society also supports "the 12 brave Croatian generals and
admires them for having had the civil courage to say what their
conscience was telling them regardless of the consequences," as
well as "the well-thought-out and measured statement by Croatian
bishops."
The 12 generals called on the public and institutions to resist the
tarnishing of the war. The bishops in their message called on
political subjects not to take any step which might jeopardise
the state or diminish the war's victims and sacrifice. Headquarters
for the protection of the Homeland Defence War strongly criticised
the Croatian authorities, accusing them of treating soldiers as
criminals and of undermining Croatia's sovereignty.
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