LIPOVAC, Croatia, Jan 13 (Hina) - Two busloads of former prisoners who had been pardoned in a general amnesty granted by President Tudjman, reached an international border crossing at the Zagreb - Belgrade highway on Saturday
morning.
LIPOVAC, Croatia, Jan 13 (Hina) - Two busloads of former prisoners
who had been pardoned in a general amnesty granted by President
Tudjman, reached an international border crossing at the Zagreb -
Belgrade highway on Saturday morning. #L#
The men opted to go to Serbia after the release which followed
the President's decision on occasion of the Christmas and New Year
holidays. The amnesty affected a total of 455 persons, captured
during the military operation "Storm" last August and arrested on
suspicion on armed rebellion.
The group was driven in the International Red Cross coaches to
the Croatian police check-point near occupied village of Lipovac
late morning Saturday.
Another group of 104 former detainee had crossed to Serbia on
Thursday.
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