SPLIT, April 17 (Hina) - Croatia's Justice Minister and the of the Democratic Centre (DC), Vesna Skare Ozbolt, said in Split on Saturday that fees charged by ICTY defence attorneys were paid by the Hague-based war crimes tribunal and
that the Croatian government would only help those indictees whose standard of living had been deteriorated.
SPLIT, April 17 (Hina) - Croatia's Justice Minister and the of the
Democratic Centre (DC), Vesna Skare Ozbolt, said in Split on Saturday
that fees charged by ICTY defence attorneys were paid by the
Hague-based war crimes tribunal and that the Croatian government would
only help those indictees whose standard of living had been
deteriorated.#L#
"The government will help only those indictees who cannot cover the
costs of trials, such as General Rahim Ademi," Skare Ozbolt told
reporters at the Split-Dalmatia DC electoral assembly.
The minister particularly welcomed the guest at the assembly, retired
Croatian Army General Luka Dzanko, who was an ICTY suspect but the
tribunal's prosecution later abandoned its plans to indict him.
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