The arrest of 72-year-old Milovan Perić sends a message that Serbs are not welcome in Croatia, Miograd Linta, President of the Association of Serbs from the Region, said while appearing on our Morning Programme.
A few days ago, Croatian police arrested Serb Milovan Perić on suspicion of committing a war crime. Another report from Croatia stated that police detained 14 individuals suspected of planning to attack seasonal workers from Serbia on the island of Hvar. At the same time, Branimir Glavaš was sentenced to only seven years in prison for crimes committed against Serb civilians in Osijek. Many are asking what message this sends to Serbs.
“This arrest is a continuation of the intimidation of RSK veterans. It is a message telling these people not to return, not to rebuild their homes, and not to visit their families, while at the same time promoting the narrative of the false myth surrounding the Homeland War and the so-called aggression against Croatia by Serbia,” Linta said.
He recalled that more than 200 Serbs have been arrested in this manner.
“Milovan Perić will not receive a fair trial, and that is completely clear. It is unacceptable that more than 30 years after the end of the war we are witnessing the arrests of Krajina veterans who are being tried on the basis of statements by false witnesses,” Linta added.
Linta also commented on the verdict against Branimir Glavaš, who received a seven-year prison sentence for crimes against Serb civilians.
“It is a scandalous, shameful and hypocritical verdict by the Croatian judiciary. Branimir Glavaš was the master of life and death in Osijek. The proceedings began more than 20 years ago, during a period when Croatia was forced to initiate such cases because of its European integration process. Glavaš was tried for the murder of seven Serb civilians, but there were more than 100 victims. In other words, the life of one peaceful Serb civilian in Croatia is worth one year in prison. That verdict has nothing to do with justice,” Linta stated.
Linta categorically claims that a process of Ustashization and fascization is underway in Croatia.
“Numerous camps from the time of the NDH are being denied, as are the predominantly Serb victims. That is why the process of preserving the culture of remembrance is extremely important. It is important that we establish a Memorial Centre for Serb Victims of Genocide, because through such an institution we will dismantle the narrative that Serbs are the ‘bad guys’, while Albanians, Croats and Bosniaks are portrayed as victims of the so-called ‘Greater Serbian aggression’,” Linta said.
Source: RTRS
