ZAGREB, Dec 20 (Hina) - Croatian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff General Petar Stipetic was called to the Hague-based international war crimes tribunal as a witness, but also as a possible suspect for war crimes committed during Croatian
liberation actions Flash and Storm, some participants of Wednesday's session of the Parliament's committees for interior affairs and national security, and foreign policy. Croatian Social Liberal Party president Drazen Budisa told reporters after the session he stood behind his statements given to the Vecernji list daily that Stipetic had been called to The Hague as a suspect for crimes during Flash and Storm as well as Medacki dzep. He added he was satisfied by conclusions of the session, as well as with conclusion of the Government concerning cooperation with the Tribunal. According to president of the Democratic Centre party, Mate Granic, Stipetic had been
ZAGREB, Dec 20 (Hina) - Croatian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff
General Petar Stipetic was called to the Hague-based international
war crimes tribunal as a witness, but also as a possible suspect for
war crimes committed during Croatian liberation actions Flash and
Storm, some participants of Wednesday's session of the
Parliament's committees for interior affairs and national
security, and foreign policy.
Croatian Social Liberal Party president Drazen Budisa told
reporters after the session he stood behind his statements given to
the Vecernji list daily that Stipetic had been called to The Hague
as a suspect for crimes during Flash and Storm as well as Medacki
dzep. He added he was satisfied by conclusions of the session, as
well as with conclusion of the Government concerning cooperation
with the Tribunal.
According to president of the Democratic Centre party, Mate Granic,
Stipetic had been called before the Tribunal as a witness, but also
as a potential suspect.
"This is obviously an attempt to criminalise the Flash and Storm
military and police operations," Granic stressed.
Damir Kajin of the Istrian Democratic Assembly confirmed it could
be concluded (between the lines) from the session that Stipetic had
been called to The Hague as a suspect.
Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee Zdravko Tomac said the
committees had supported the Government's stances on cooperation
with the Tribunal. He said it had been concluded the Government had
full mandate for cooperation with the Tribunal based on individual
guilt, but not if Flash and Storm are being criminalised.
The basis for cooperation with The Hague must be the Declaration on
Cooperation with the Tribunal and the Declaration on the Homeland
Defence War, Tomac said.
Chairwoman of the Internal Affairs and National Security
Committee, Djurdja Adlesic, said the session had not focused on a
double policy of cooperation with the Tribunal.
She refused to confirm claims that General Stipetic was one of the
suspects for the Tribunal.
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