VITEZ CROATS PROTEST OVER "IRRESPONSIBLE" HAGUE INDICMENTS

VITEZ, Jul 3 (Hina) - The Vitez municipal council on Wednesday protested over a recent indictment of nine Croats by the Hague War Crimes Tribunal. "Some of the indicted Croats have never held a gun, and some were not even here at the time, like Stipe Alilovic, who has lived in the Netherlands since 1992 and died last year," the council said in a statement. The result of this "improper and irresponsible indictment" was a "growing tension" between central Bosnia's Croats and Moslems and a "deteriorating security situation," the statement said. "All of us central-Bosnian Croats mistrust this Tribunal," council chairman Franjo Rajkovic said after the session. "It's not because they want to try Croats - it's because they are prosecuting innocent people and don't even leave the dead in peace," Rajkovic summed up. (hina) as 031317 MET jul 96