Archive for October, 2005

President in Perkovic case

Monday, October 31st, 2005
Josip Perkovic & Ivan Lasic, chiefs of Udba for enemy emigrations in headqueter of Udba in Belgrade (1986)
The Perkovic case: Mesic’s little distance and discreete supportPresident Stjepan Mesic about Josip Perkovic, penultimate time, to remind, declared:

- Josip Perkovic after first democratic elections joins in intelligence services, formated Croatian intelligence service and retires. There were those who doubted in his good intentions, but nothing ever could be said against him.

Jasmina Popovic, Vecernji list, 25.02.2005.

And after appearance of German APB, President Mesic said to the same journalist:

Mesic: It’s not son’s guilt because of his father

President Mesic is not familiar with details of Perkovic case, but he doesn’t think that all the time emphasized fact that son of Josip Perkovic works in his office, could in any way damage reputation of the Office. I see that is emphasized in medias all the time, but I still don’t know for a single case that a son before he was born could decide about his father or his choice of job. It haven’t been seen anywhere, so it would be the first time in history in Croatia. It is clear that Josip Perkovic is Croatian citizen and that State of Croatia will treat him according to laws and regulations, which means that no kind of media or political pressures could be subject to this. The Law says that Croatian citizens couldn’t be hand over just like that and that all cases as this one, should go to Croatian judicature and let them to Croatian courts, gave a comment President Mesic.

Jasmina Popovic, Vecernji list, 29.10.2005

In the same way Stjepan Mesic first declare that Hrvoje Petrac is under no investigation, so why then the complaints that with the tycoon is close Damir Loncaric, chief of OA (Intelligence Agency), whose appointment, against Racan’s resistance, President publicly supported.When journalists close to Tomislav Karamarko, the present chief of POA, said that Hrvoje Petrac, by first instance verdict sentenced for kidnapping, is hiding in Israel, Mesic publicly confirmed that, else secret information, but also added that Petrac by Law has right on restoration of procedure, as soon as he comes to Croatia.

At the end of 80-ties, Mesic by his own recognition to Ivica Djikic, the author of President’s unofficial biography The Homeland Twist, monthly, at least twice a year, went on police to give a complaint because he was not getting the permission to make a passport.

-So we were driving like that for years, and was without passport for 15 years, explains Mesic, but avoids to talk, during those periodical visiting to police for his rejection note for passport, whether he talked with people who received him there and whether after those meetings in registers of Service for national security has left any notes about his chats with awake guardians of Yugoslav constitutional order, which was just going to hell. But, if Mesic really said something to agents and if they put that in record, it is absolutely insane to talk about his spy work for comunist intelligence services and really malicious and wrong to name Mesic as informer of Udba, what Jovic (Josip note Z.P.) and his likeminded persons didn’t stop doing till today.

Ivica Djikic, The Homeland Twist, pages 197/198.

Josip Jovic, as a chief editor of Slobodna Dalmacija, during the first Mesic’s president preelection campaign, in continuations published supposed UDBA’s files of later President.But, writes Djikic, Mesic is not disappointed with Jovic’s behaviour, but at that time attitude of Drazen Budisa and Slobodan Budak, that the file is authentic.Slobodan Budak, for whom Mesic said to Djikic, that they were family friends, repeated by The Homeland Twist his opinion:

- So, I am convinced that police records, which were published by Slobodna Dalmacija authentic, and Mesic had to tell me about those contacts with Service of state security, because we were in good relations and enough close friends, said Budak.

The Homeland Twist, page 200.

I am not the likeminded person of Drazen Budisa, and the least of Josip Jovic, but knowing that Josip Perkovic was chief of Udba’s section for enemy emigration, in time when Stjepan Mesic asked for a passport, in order to visit his uncle emigrant in France, and all in light of present situation, I am more and more convinced that Slobodan Budak knows what he is talking about.

Meistgesuchte Personen – Perkovic

Thursday, October 27th, 2005
Josip Perkovic, Celestin Sardelic, Miroslav Separovic & Igor Dolanc
Familienname: PERKOVIC
Vorname: Josip
Alter: 60
Geburtsdatum: 17.05.1945
Geburtsort: Licko Novo Selo
Staatsangehrigkeit: Kroatisch
Alias: NOVAKOVIC, Tomo
(weitere Personalien nicht bekannt)Sachverhalt
1.

Im Zusammengang mit der Ttung des Exilkroaten DJUREKOVIC, Stjepan am 28.07.1983 in Wolfratshausen/Bayern fahnden die deutschen Ermittlungsbehrden mit internationalem Haftbefehl nach dem 60-jhrigen kroatischen Staatsangehrigen Josip PERKOVIC.

2.

Der Gesuchte Josip PERKOVIC ist weiterhin verdchtig, zusammen mit einem weiteren Geheimdienstmitarbeiter im November 1977 versucht zu haben, einen gebrtigen Kroaten zum Mord an zwei in Deutschland lebenden Exilkroaten zu bestimmen.

PERKOVIC war unter anderem in leitender Funktion fr den jugoslawischen Geheimdienst UDBA, Teilrepublik Kroatien, bis 1991 ttig. Auf Grund polizeilicher Ermittlungen sind konkrete Anhaltspunkte vorhanden, dass sich der Gesuchte in Kroatien aufhlt.

Fr Hinweise, die zur Ergreifung des Beschuldigten Josip PERKOVIC in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder zu seiner Auslieferung dorthin fhren, hat der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof eine Belohnung in Hhe von 5000 Euro ausgesetzt.

(Diese Belohnung ist nicht bestimmt fr an der Straftat beteiligte Personen sowie fr Amtstrger, zu deren Berufspflichten die Aufklrung und Verfolgung von Straftaten gehren. ber die Zuerkennung und Verteilung der Belohnung entscheidet der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof unter Ausschluss des Rechtsweges.)

Josip Perkovic

OSCE Croatia – Vjesnik

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

Post published 20.10.2005. on 45 lines

The replacement of chief editor of Vjesnik worry OSCE?

Antonella Cerasino, the spokeperson and menageress of the Office for medias and public relations of mission of OSCE in Croatia, in Jutarnji list from 17.10. on question about changes in print medias in Croatia, gave following statement:

- National medias placed in Zagreb are those in which journalists work according to professional standards, without political interference. What worries me is the fact that last several months happened several replacement of chief editors. In some cases the replacement of chief editor led to that on some other way, less balanced, are news followed. It would be good if the editors are replaced to make that media better, and not to make it more liable to political and financial influences. But, the situation in general in print medias is rather good.

If the attitude of OSCE about situation in print medias is like this I could insinuate from letter which I got from them about a month before, where on my complaints that I got dismissal in Vjesnik because of political reasons, they replied that it is the matter of work dispute and directed me which legal steps I should take about that.Nevertheless, it was little hard to expect that Antonella Cerasino would warn on replacements of chief editors and mark them as disconcerting.Namely, in time about she is talking about, only three replacements in leading positions have happened in Croatian print medias: Denis Romac resigned on position of chief editor in Novi list (private media), Andrea Latinovic resigned on position of chief editor of Vjesnik (the paper owned by Government of Ivo Sanader) and from a position of chief editor of privatised Slobodna Dalmacija, replaced is Drazen Gudic.

I don’t believe that OSCE has any objections on changes in Novi list and Slobodna Dalmacija, because those are private medias, and OSCE supported privatisation of state print medias. Furthermore, I have no knowledge that Romac or Gudic complainted that their leaving is conditioned by political pressures.

Vjesnik is state media (for whose control OSCE has mandate) where Government’s Management, contrary to suggestion of HND (Croatian journalist association), without public contest, gave position to Andrea Latinovic last year, and also this year, without public contest, on her position placed Darko Djuretek.

As far as I know, in mandate of Andrea Latinovic, exactly OESS protested because of some headlines in Vjesnik.

Now I’m totaly confused. I complained to OSCE that the state through Andrea Latinovic put pressure on me, that they left me without existence, and OSCE is worried because former chief editor of Vjesnik resigned and stayed on commentary salary in Vjesnik.

I please the representatives of OESS in Zagreb to give their comment on 45 lines (or Peratovic Net)!

The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Jorge Fuentes (right), and Spokesperson Antonella Cerasino present to the media the six-monthly report on the progress Croatia made in meeting its international commitments, Zagreb, 12 July 2005.(OSCE)

The debate on how to reconcile the work of the secret services with an effective protection of fundamental human rights and journalistic freedom has been in the spotlight during most of the reporting period.

Although the Croatian Journalists Association expressed its satisfaction at the conclusions of Parliamentary Committees who investigated in March cases where the Counter Intelligence Agency (POA) had allegedly violated the human rights of journalists, some media commentators concluded that the investigations did not result in any concrete proposal for a change of the rulebook of POA or the Law on Security Services.

Concidering that my case is mentioned here, my duty is to warn OSCE that Tomislav Karamarko made such changes in the Law of safety services, which they would like for sure. Karamarko is chief of POA and great friend of Andrea Latinovic, with whom, by her words, had lunch at five o’clock and talked about the author of 45 lines. (and Peratovic Net) That conversation for result had my dismissal in Vjesnik. Ugh, yes! That is by OSCE in fact only work dispute, or as recently wrote to me untouchable crest of moral print that was some game of yours.

See more on Welcome To Absurdistan: Kroatien bittet zu Tisch

Complaint against Vjesnik

Monday, October 10th, 2005
THE COMMON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICE
PAR-CERIC-GRADAC

10000 Zagreb, Kralja Drzislava 2, Croatia
tel:(01)4670-281; 4615 552; fax:4612-883
e-mail: odvjetnici.par-ceric-gradac@zg.htnet.hr

MUNICIPAL COURT IN ZAGREB

Legal matter:

PROSECUTOR: PERATOVIC ZELJKO, from Zagreb, III Pile 25
Represented by: attorney Irena Radic

DEFENDANT: VJESNIK P Ltd., Zagreb, Slavonska avenija 4

COMPLAINT

Because returning employee on job and payment of lost salary

I The prosecutor is employee of the defendant on undetermined time on employment position journalist-senior associate IV, and which labour relation is regulated by Work contract on undetermined time since 18.02.2002. year.

On the day 04.08.2005. the defendant brought Resolution of irregular dismissal of Work contract, by which for the prosecutor is canceled Work contract because of serious violation of working duty for reason because on the day 22.07.2005., as the author, have published a big interview with Pavle Gazi in public paper Feral Tribune, and he didn’t ask for consent of his employer. Therefore, the defendant consider that the prosecutor in that way commited specialy serious violation of working duty, by which is disrupted relation of confidence of employer and worker and because of such act of the prosecutor continuation of working relation is not possible. Furthermore, the defendant in explanation of Resolution of irregular dismissal of Work contract quote that the prosecutor in 2002. was warned for not fulfilling his obligations in accordance with regulations in Book of working regulations, because, namely he was fulfilling his works in unsatisfactory way by range and quality.

The prosecutor in legal term on day 29.08.2005. made appeal on subject resolution.

EVIDENCE: expected recognition from the defendant, the Work contract of the prosecutor since 18.02.2002., copy of the defendant’s Resolution of irregular dismissal of Work contract since 04.08.2005., copy of the prosecutor’s objection since 29.08.2005., if necessary other evidences

II After enclosed objection, the prosecutor received a resolution of employer-defendant, by which the defendant determine that there is no basis for changing Resolution of irregular dismissal from 04.08.2005. because the prosecutor violated rule article 5 of Work contract and article 56. section 1. point 16. of Book of working regulations.

Article 56. section 1. point 16. of Book of working regulations says: that worker must esteem article 92. of Law of work (legal prohibition of match), and section 2. of the same article says: because of disregard of this working duty the employer can cancel Work contract, and if it is especially hard violation by which the process of work is obstructed, and in that or another way, cause material damage or obstruct reputation of papers Vjesnik, an irregular dismissal of Work contract can be given. In accordance with previously quoted regulation of Book of working regulations comes that violation made by prosecutor is no such hard violation of working duty which would justified irregular dismissal, so this Resolution of irregular dismissal to prosecutor illegal.

Furthermore, the prosecutor quote that he thinks that by publishing of subject interview in public papers Feral Tribune didn’t make any material damage to the defendant, or his reputation obstructed or in any other way obstructed the working process, so the conditions from article 56. section 2. of Book of working regulations for giving irregular dismissal of Work contract to the prosecutor are not fulfilled. Also th edefendant in explanation of Resolution of irregular dismissal of Work contract and in answer on objection of the prosecutor didn’t explain in any way subject resolution, although he referes on rules of Book of working regulations which clearly and briefly found reasons for making Resolution of irregular dismissal of Work contract. Namely, by article 114. of Law of work the parties can irregularly dismiss Work contract: if because of especially hard working violation or because of some other especially relevant fact, considering all conditions and interests of both contract parties, the continuation is not possible. Considering that article 56. section 2. of Book of working regulations clearly points out reasons for irregular dismissal of Work contract, the prosecutor claims that the same are not fulfilled and that this Resolution of irregular dismissal illegal, because it is not in accordance with demands from Book of working regulations, which is used in making this very Resolution of irregular dismissal.

In favor of this claim that subject Resolution is illegal, emphasized is that is well-known that such offence done by journalists who work at defendant, don’t have irregular dismissal of Work contract as a result. Namely, in 2003. the journalist of defendant, Marijana Matkovic and journalist Adriano Milovan, cooperated with other medias and because of that cooperation punished with destimulation of salary in amount of 1.000,00 kunas, although at that time was on rule also subject Book of working regulations and article 56. section 1. point 16 and 2 of the same one. It is obvious that the defendant by making disputable Regulation of irregular dismissal of Work contract towards the prosecutor didn’t act in the same way towards other employees, because for such violation only to him is irregularly dismissed Work contract.

The prosecutor also wasn’t getting his salary since the day of termination of working relation, and that is 16.08.2005. when the prosecutor got Resolution of irregular dismissal of Work contract from the defendant.

EVIDENCE: expected recognition of the defendant, the Book of working regulations of the defendant, Work contract of the prosecutor, interrogation of the prosecutor, interrogation of witness Marijana Matkovic and Adriano Milovan, both on address of the defendant, by need financial expert evaluation, by need others evidences

III The prosecutor quotes that disputable interview which he published in public papers Feral Tribune and whic on the day 22.07.2005. and publicly published in mentioned public papers, made out of his working time, and that he in accordance with regulations of Work contract, on the day 11.07.2005. at 14:54 hours handed over to the chief editor Andrea Latinovic, who without any explanation disallowed its publishing, and for which direct cognitions has editor Nada Dmitrovic. On the day 12.07.2005. the prosecutor talked with assisstant of the director, dr. Goran Popovic about diputable text, and he was ready to make corrections in that text, and all in accordance with the defendant’s general editor approach, who informed him that he would talk to the chief editor of the defendant, Andrea Latinovic, and that he would be informed about everything in time. Considering that he didn’t get any oral or written explanation, the prosecutor led by journalist principals of in time and truthful informing of public decided to publish the interview in public papers Feral Tribune on his own expense. The prosecutor is a journalist whose texts were awarded by international journalist associations (The award of Reporters without borders of Austria, by award Press Freedom Award 2003.) because of in time and truthful informing of public, and his decision to publish this text without approval of the defendant, was only made led by journalist principle of in time and truthful informing of public.

On quotes in Resolution of irregular dismissal of Work contract since 04.08.2005. that the prosecutor even in 2002. was warned that he didn’t fulfill his obligatios in accordance with rules of Book of working regulations, because he supposedlly unsatisfactory was doing his job by range and quality, the prosecutor says that subject quotes are not accurate, and in favour of that he quotes the fact that at that time he was by chief editor Kresimir Fijacko and his deputy, Miroslav Lezaja and executive director, Zlatko Herljevic, suggested for award of Croatian journalist association fir investigative journalism, and what he wouldn’t be for sure so if the prosecutor worked his job in unsatisfactory way by range and quality.

EVIDENCE: interrogation of the prosecutor, interrogation of witness Nada Dmitrovic, Goran Popovic, both on the address of the defendant, by need other evidences

IV Considering that the defendant refuses to take the prosecutor back to work and pay him off his lost salaries, the prosecutor suggests that court give

v e r d i c t

1. The Resolution of the defendant from 04.08.2005. of irregular dismissal of Work contract is canceled and to the defendant is ordered to take back the prosecutor on his job on which he was working before illegal termination of working relation in term of 8 days.

2. To the defendant is ordered to pay off the lost salaries to the prosecutor since 16.08.2005. till taking back the prosecutor on work, together with belonging lawful default interest since the day of arrival of every single monthly amount of salary till the pays off, and also to compensate to the prosecutor the trial costs, and all in term of 15 days.

Zagreb, 12.09.2005.

The prosecutor
Represented by attorney Irena Radic

Barisic beskylder Susak

Monday, October 10th, 2005
Novi list, Rijeka, 23.09. 2005

TIDLIGERE MILITRPOLITIMANN MARIO BARISIC BESKYLDER HYTSTENDE MILITRE FUNKSJONRER FOR LORA

Vitne fr amnesti p grunn av drapstrusler


Av: M. Matana

SPLIT Mario Barisic, en tidligere militrpolitimann, mener at de 8 tiltalte i Lora-saken ikke er skyldige, derimot noen andre personer som har mye hyere rang i militr- og etterretningshierarkiet. Barisic beskylder Tvrtko Pasalic, Mihael Budimir, Frane Goreta, Zeljko Maglov og helt opp til n avdde forsvarsminister Gojko Susak.

Statsadvokatene har avsltt Barisics sknad om bli tatt inn i vitnebeskyttelsesprogrammet p grunn av drapstrusler rettet mot bde ham og familien hans. Derfor pberopte han seg en bilulykke fra 1993 som er rsak til at han av og til lider av amnesi og han samtykket i at hans tidligere forklaringer leses opp.
Jeg har sett ni fanger som ba om bli drept, etter dialekten dmme vil jeg tippe at de kommer fra Montenegro eller Trebinje. P gulvet var det en blanding av blod og vann, p bordet i dette rommet sto det en induktortelefon. Man kjente en intens stank, de fleste var vansiret, noen gurglet som om de ikke hadde tunge, noen manglet rer og noen var uten yer. Jeg forhrte meg litt senere hva som hadde skjedd med disse personene, angivelig hadde to blitt sent med til fangebytte, mens syv hadde blitt kastet i gropen. Jeg informerte president Tudjman om alt det jeg hadde sett ved de par beskene i Lora, det ble dannet en nemnd, men det eneste som kom ut av det var at alle forbrytere og kriminelle ble belnnet og jeg ble sakt opp, forklarte Barisic.

Mario Barisic

Slobodna Dalmacija, 23. 09. 2005

MARIO BARISIC, TIDLIGERE MILITRPOLITIMANN, FASTHOLDER VED SIN TIDLIGERE FORKLARING

I Lora s jeg mennesker som hadde ftt rene avskret og ynene tatt ut

Av: J. Matic

SPLIT Jeg husker det og jeg fastholder ved det, av jeg i fengselet i Lora s mennesker som hadde ftt rene avskret og ynene tatt ut. Jeg husker ogs at jeg navnga konkrete personer ansvarlig for dette, men de sitter ikke her. Med disse ordene innledet den tidligere militrpolitimannen Mario Barisic sin forklaring ved vitneavhret i gr under rettsaken mot 8 tidligere militrpolitimenn, tiltalt for at de i juni 1992 i militrfengselet Lora skal ha begtt krigsforbrytelser mot den sivile befolkningen.

Det var Ivica Livaja som pnet jerndren til blokk C for dem, der inne var tre militrpolitimenn som vitne ikke kjente, og jeg ville heller ikke i dag kjent dem igjen. Inne p rommet var det et stort bord og p bordet sto en induktortelefon, han synes ogs en blodig kniv, men er ikke sikker. P gulvet var det en blanding av blod og vann. Barisic ble oppmerksom p klynk og stnn som kom fra fangene som ba om bli drept.

Fr Barisic ble avhrt ble retten gjort kjent med at han har sent sknad til statsadvokatembete om bli tatt opp i vitnebeskyttelsesprogrammet p grunn av drapstrusler rettet mot han og hans familie.

Til tross for at man ser alvorlig p Barisic sine opplysninger, ble sknaden hans ikke innvilget fordi det ikke finnes noe lovlig grunnlag for dette.

Miljevci: Drap av fanger

Monday, October 10th, 2005
Tvrtko Pasalic

DARKO MILKOVIC VAR VITNE TIL UGJERNINGER I DET MILITRE FENGSELET KULINE I SIBENIK

Ville drepe lederne ved politiet i Sibenik

Men frst mtte man drepe noen serbere slik at drapene p politiledelsen ville se ut som hevn

Av: Zoran Krzelj

Ved den kantonale domstolen i Sibenik pgr det en rettssak mot Tvrtko Pasalic, en av de tidligere kommandrene i militrpolitiet. I flge tiltalebeslutningen som ble fattet den 28. desember 2001 har Palasic fra begynnelsen av april til medio juni 1992 oppmuntret Mario Barisic og Milorad Paic til drap p Nikola Vukusic, politisjefen i Sibenik, og nestleder Ivo Fustin, bare at de frst skulle drepe noen serbere politiinspektren Dragan Njegic og sivile Ljubo Pavasovic, slik at drapet p Vukusic og Fustin ville se ut som serbernes hevn.

Barisic og Paic fortalte dette til Vukusic og Fustin og deretter til en rekke militre, statlige og politiske ledere, blant annet til Franjo Tudjman. De fortalte ogs om andre detaljer i forbindelse med militrpolitiets handlinger i Dalmatia, deriblant i Lora. En avskrift fra mte hos president Tudjman, avholdt den 26. april 1993, vitner om dette. Tilstede under mte var Gojko Susak, Tomislav Sutalo, Ivan Jarnjak, Jure Radic, Hrvoje Sarinic, Mile Cuk og Miroslav Tudjman.

P den ene siden er vitneforklaringen til Darko Milkovic viktig for historien om Lora fordi den bekrefter forklaringen til kronvitnet Mario Barisic og dermed dementeres at sistnevntes pstander er passende oppspinn for dagens politiske forml. P den andre siden er Milkovics vitneforklaring om hendelsene i Kuline viktig fordi den gir direkte innsyn i hendelsene og ugjerningene som ble gjort der.

Fangene ble sltt av alle

Blant de frste fangene i Kuline var de rundt 15 personer fra Nos Kalik, en landsby ikke langt fra Miljevci som ble frigjort i begynnelsen av 1992. Jeg hadde nettopp begynt i militrpolitiet s jeg var ofte der. Den gangen hadde Tvrtko Pasalic kommandoen, mens 1. og 2. tropp ble ledet av Zeljko Maglov og Zvonimir Cigic. Jeg begynte med sette sammen transportenheten. Maglov og hans venn Gojko Zivkovic viste en spesielt umenneskelig oppfrsel. Fangene ble sltt av alle som kom til fengselet. Frane Goreta kom ogs ofte. Fangene ble torturert i de sene natterstimene, for da kom Maglov og de andre fulle og dopet. De ble tvunget til umoralske handlinger og de ble voldtatt. Maglov og hans venner likte kortslutte fangene p ledningene til felttelefonen, slik at de hoppet av sttene.

Zeljko Maglov
Rundt den 18. juni 1992 kom Frane Goreta med Ivica Livaja. Han sendte beskjed til Pasalic om at han ventet ved veien til fengselet Kuline. Med seg hadde han Zeljko Maglov. Litt senere mtte jeg p Maglov. Han var meget nervs og hastet hjem. Jeg dro til Kuline og spurte Damir Borsic, fengselslederen, hva som hadde skjedd. Han sa at de var fire som kom for avhre fangene. Det var Goreta og Livaja som ledet avhret. Det var Marko Madjar sin tur. Borsic sa til meg at Goreta kom ut helt tilslt med blodsprut, s han viste Goreta hvor han kunne vaske seg. Madjar l p gulvet helt livls og blodig. Ambulansen kom og kjrte han bort i retning Split, men jeg vet ikke hva som skjedde til slutt. Den gangen samarbeidet Borsic med Barisic og informerte ham om alt i brev.

Drap av fanger

Miljevci ble befridd den 21. juni. Etter at kampene hadde opphrt ble noen fanger drept, om lag 15 ble tatt med til Kuline. To dager senere, ved 9 tiden om morgenen, ringte Davor Skugor, den gangen nestleder ved logistikkavdelingen i den 113. brigade, vakthavende avdeling for militrpolitiet. Han ba om at krigsfanger og et kompani militrpolitimenn ble sendt over for begrave drepte fiendtlige soldater i Miljevci. Kompaniet ble ledet av Gojko Zivkovic. De kom med en transportbil og en mindre personbil. P veien tilbake ble det oppdaget at en av fangene hadde blitt drept. De drepte ble imidlertid ikke begravd etter internasjonale konvensjoner, men kastet i gropen Bacica jama, bak landsbyen.

Davor Skugor
Jeg har vitnet om dette i retten i Zagreb. Luka Vujic, den gangen leder for den 142. brigade, skrev den 28. juni opp at noen av fangene som ble drept under aksjonen er identifisert og i beretningen nevner han Miroslav Subotic som ble drept etter at aksjonen ved landsbyen Miljevci var avsluttet.

Susak og Tudjman visste alt

Monday, October 10th, 2005
Interview for Novi list Rijeka, 12. 09. 2005

Den gjentatte rettsaken for forbrytelser begtt i det militre fengselet Lora begynner i Split i dag. Den tidligere militrpolitimann Darko Milkovic vitner fra Norge:

Susak og Tudjman visste alt!

Vi har innrapportert kriminal og mishandling til selveste toppen av staten. Jeg er helt sikker p at det var grunn til at vi ble fjernet fra tjenesten, etter stor press for glemme det vi visste. Det var mye som skjedde der, sier Darko Milkovic

Av: Zoran Krzelj

Slik det ble forhndsomtalt i mai av dommer Spomenka Tonkovic, formann av Tribunal for krigsforbrytelser ved fylkesrett i Split, begynte i dag den gjentatte rettsaken mot tte personer anklaget for krigsforbrytelser. Anklagen gjelder forbrytelser begtt p tidlig 1990- tallet mot sivile fanger i militrfengsel i krigshavnen Lora. Dommer Tonkovic sa at over femti vitner fra Kroatia og Serbia og Montenegro kommer til bli avhrt i denne saken.
Av de tte som er anklaget for forbrytelser er det Tonci Vrkic, Davor Banic, Ante Gudic og Andjelko Botic som sitter i varetekt. Den frste anklagede Tomislav Dujic, samt Miljenko Babic, Josip Bikic og Emilio Bungur er fremdeles p frifot og de skal dmmes in absentia. Anklagede var medlemmer av den 72. bataljonen av militrpoliti. De er anklaget for ha torturert sivile fanger. Som flge av skader pfrt av torturen og skudd fra pistol dde Nenad Knezevic og Gojko Bulovic i juli 1992. Vi minner om at Hyesterett annullerte frikjennelse fra forrige rettsaken ledet av den omstridte dommeren Slavko Lozina. Saken ble sendt tilbake til fylkesretten for en ny rettssak. I sin forklaring etter frikjennelsen sa dommer Lozina likevel at forbrytelser i Lora fant sted. Med unntak av tidligere militrpolitimenn Mario Barisic og Milorad Paic var det ingen av de anklagete under den frste rettssaken som kunne huske forbrytelser som skjedde i fengselet. Selv de som har gitt vitneforklring p forhnd, kunne ikke huske disse hendelsene under rettsforhandlingene.
En av davrende militrpolitimenn hvis navn ble nevnt i retten men som selv ikke vitnet om hendelsene i Lora er Darko Milkovic. Han er, ved siden av Mario Barisic den andre viktiste vitne ogs i Sibenik saken som handler om kriminal og forbrytelser begtt av medlemmer av det kroatiske militre og MP. Han har bodd i Norge de siste tre rene.

Mile Cuk & Mihael Budimir

Alle gjorde det de ville

Han kom til Split sammen med Mario Barisic og Paic fra Sibenik, der de var nrmeste medarbeidere i militrpolitiet. Fort ble de kjent med hendelsene i Lora. Rett etter det advarte han, sammen med kollegaene om urettmessigheter i militrpolitiets arbeid: kriminalitet men ogs andre hendelser som tortur av fanger i Sibeniks militrfengsel Kuline. Han har ved flere anledninger, gjennom mediene og i rettssalen bekreftet Barisics vitneutsagn om tilstandene i militrpolitiet. Etter det ble han og familien hans utsatt til serise trusler. Da han ikke fikk noen beskyttelse fra den kroatiske staten, bestemte han seg dra med sin familie og ske asyl i Norge. Fr den gjentatte rettsaken snakket han igjen om hendelser i Lora.

- I begynnelsen av april 1992. kom Tvrtko Pasalic fra Sibenik til 72. bataljon. Han ble utnevnt til NK mens det var Zdravko Galic som var kommandanten. Fr ham var det en viss Maretic. Selv om Galic var i kommandoen, var det Pasalic som var person med mest makt. Han var den som bestemte alt. Da jeg begynte komme dit, s jeg mange fanger som ryddet og vasket rommene. Da hrte jeg rykter om at det er full kaos i fengselet og at alle ansatte gjre det de vil. Maretic var uinteressert, det samme med Galic. Fengselssjefen Dujic gjorde ting slik det passet ham. Hans kone, Tanja var leder av vakttjenesten. Etter at Tvrtko Pasalic overtok kommanden pleide han dra ofte til Sibeniks MP. Det var der han hadde mter med oss- Mario Barisic som var leder av kriminalpolitiet, politimannen i samme avdeling Milorad Paic og meg som var leder av trafikkorpset. Ved en anledning beordret han at Barisic, Paic og jeg skal dra til Split. Barisic og Paic skulle kontrollere militrvaretekt De fikk beskjed om at de skal ta med seg en politimann til. Valget falt p Damir Borsic som var kommandanten av militrvaretekt Kuline i Sibenik. Jeg skulle organisere trafikktjenesten fordi det var mange biler som ble brukt ukontrollert. Tvrtko bedmte at det var kaotiske tilstander i militrpolitiet og at noe mtte gjres med det.

Fengsel for uregistrerte

- Hva var det dere s og hrte der?

- Den frste dagen kom Barisic til Dracevac og rapporterte til Tvrtko om det som skjer. Han ba ham om skrive det ned. Jeg var tilstede under samtalen og ble igjen p kontoret sammen med Tvrtko etter samtalen. Da kom det inn Palavra, assisterende logistikksjef i den 72. bataljonen. Tvrtko begynte kjefte p ham hva slags assisterende logistikksjef han var da alt manglet i varetekten. Det var ingen senger og andre ting og ingenting fungerte fordi ingen gadd gjre noe. Palavra sa at han skulle prve skaffe alt men at han er i en vanskelig situasjon fordi Maretic og Galic unnlot gjre noe fordi de ga blaffen. Tvrtko beordret ham fikse alt umiddelbart og hjelpe Barisic og Paic. De skulle sette varetekt i normal stand fordi forskjellige kommisjoner og internasjonale humanitre organisasjoner, frst og fremst Rde kors, begynte komme innom for sjekke. Tvrtko beordret meg sette minst en bil, men helst to hvis mulig, til disposisjon for fengselet til enhver tid. Bilene skulle brukes til transport av krigsfanger til legen og andre forml. Jeg var enig i det. Man kan si at situasjonen ble bedre etter at Pasalic kom. Etter noen dager mtte jeg Barisic igjen, denne gangen i militrleier Dracevac i Split. Jeg sporte hvordan det gikk p fengselet fordi jeg fryktet at det er like ille som i Sibenik. P den tiden pleide jeg se Frane Goreta mte med Pasalic hver dag. Nr Pasalic ikke var til stede pleide han ta med seg Ivica Livaja, nestleder i IPD tjenesten (Informativ og politisk virksomhet). Han beskte ofte ogs Tanja Dujic og dro sammen med henne ut av militrleieren. Barisic sa til meg at det gjenstr mye arbeid p fengselet, og at han gleder seg til dra tilbake til Sibenik fordi det var full kaos i Lora. Fangene hadde ingen sted sove, de maltrakeres hver dag og han hadde oppdaget en uregistrert blokk C. Det var Pasalic selv som viste ham blokken og forklarte at dette er fengsel for uregistrerte fanger som beskes av spesielle gjester.

Kunne ikke lenger se tortur

Har Mario Barisic sagt noe om forbrytelser?

- Barisic fortalte meg at flte seg syk da han kom inn. Det luktet vondt og han s blod. Fangene har ligge p gulvet og noen av de hadde en teppe. Alle var stygt skadet og blodige. Noen hadde ikke ynene, andre ikke tungen tredje greide ikke st opp. Han nevnte ogs en ortodoks prest fra Kupres. Da han kom inn sa fangene: drep oss, vi kan ikke holde ut mer av dette!. Han sto sjokkert uten vite hva disse fangene gjre der. Da kom Ivica Livaja som lo.

- Hva gjorde Barisic da?

- Han beordret at fengselet skal males, laget lister over folk som har tillatelse komme inn og mblert rommene med ndvendig utstyr. Mens jeg pleide komme til Lora, kom jeg kun til inngangen i varetekt men orket ikke g inn, selv om jeg ble invitert av andre. Mario var en av de som inviterte meg. Jeg svarte alltid at jeg skulle ventet utenfor. Jeg visste hva som foregikk i Sibenik, hvem var beskende og orket ikke mer se p torturen av fanger.

- Nr var det du snakket om dette igjen med Mario?

- Jeg kom tilbake til Sibenik i mai. Mario og jeg snakket igjen om alt. Han fortalte meg at vi p dette tidspunktet kan ikke avdekke noe, men at det finnes skriftlig materiale om alt.

Alt var hysjet ned

- Dine anklager er serise.

Jeg tror p Mario. Vi var sammen fra frste dagen og jobbet for fjerne kriminal og andre ulovlige handlinger i militrpolitiet. Han ville ikke delta i forbrytelser og likvidasjoner. Jeg var hans nrmeste medarbeider og vet det. Takket vre oss var ikke general Janko Bobetko likvidert. Heller ikke polititopper i Sibenik, Nikola Vukusic og Ivo Fustin. Vi stttet hverandre i vanskelige tider. Om det som foregikk, kriminal og forbrytelser, varslet vi statstoppene. Jeg er helt sikker p det at dette var direkte rsak til at vi ble fjernet fra tjenesten. Vi ble ogs presset til glemme det vi vet. Tiden viste hva slags kriminalitet var det dette dreier seg om. Det var alt: fra smugling av narkotika til smugling av stjlne biler. Noen av de som i dag leder militrpolitiet deltok i dette. Alt var hysjet ned. Ivan Juric og Mihael Budimir avanserte i hierarkien og Maglov kunne gjre det samme om han var litt smartere. Marijan Biskic og Mate Lausic kunne bli i sine stillinger uten at noen stilte sprsmlet ved det. Siden MP var direkte under ministeriet alle som angrep oss nevnte ministeren. Det var helt p det rene at den som hadde mest interesse av hysje det hele ned var den som var p toppen av alt: Gojko Susak. Det forklarer den massive kriminaliteten, tortur i fengsler, mord, ran… Det forklarer ogs faktumet at mange med tjukke mapper hos kriminalpolitiet fikk anledning til jobbe i militrpolitiet. Det er stor synd for Kroatia at ting ikke ble hndtert da vi advarte om det.

Frane Goreta

Henrettelse av den ortodokse presten

Var det flere som fortalte deg om det som skjedde i Lora?

- En kveld p forsommeren kom Pasalic til militrleier sint fordi en ortodoks prest ble drept p fengselet. Mannen ble torturert hver dag og Tvrtko var spesielt sint fordi presten ble drept av hans sjfr med spark i hodet. Han sa det da jeg var tilstede sammen med Barisic og Paic inne i garasjen til MP Sibenik. Mario spillte for meg i ettertid en kassett der han gjorde opptak av Livaja. P kassetten kan man helt tydelig hre at noen fra C blokken ble drept og at sammen med de endte Goreta, et sted p Klis.

Witnesses Markov and Sanader

Sunday, October 9th, 2005
Post was published on 45 lines on 07.10.2005

Witnesses Ante Markov and Ivo Sanader

To law charges against the state, for illegal manipulations I was exposed to by POA, I will enclose also names of witnesse Ante Markov, parliamentary representative of HSS and Prime Minister, Ivo Sanader.

I will suggest Markov because of this statement:

THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF CROATIAN PARLIAMENT, YESTERDAY
IN ZADAR BROUGHT OUT THE NEWS ABOUT RUNAWAY GENERAL

Markov: Croatian secret services in conntact with Ante Gotovina

I’m not in conntact with general, but I can confirm that Croatian secret services are, said in brief conversation after press conference Ante Markov.

Sinisa KLARICA, Novi list, 28.06.2003.

Namely, Franjo Turek, at that time chief of POA, was signing operative reports, analysing my texts about Gotovina, claiming that it was uncorrect and that I work against interests of Croatia. Turek was sending those reports to Ante Markov, and who, besides he knew for conntacts of Ante Gotovina and Croatian secret services, as he said to Sinisa Klarica, allowed Turek’s further manipulation over me and accusations that I work against interests of Croatia. If yet Turek would say that interest of Croatia was that our secret services are in conntact with Gotovina, I would confess that I have worked against such state interest.

Recently to public was showed Turek’s letter to Council for internal politics and national sacurity, addressed to President of Council, Ivan Jarnjak, in which he complainted on conclusions of Council which was founded in case of five journalists. Turek claims that with all his work was familiar Prime Minister Sanader, who after Presentation about enemy activities of journalists and former chief of police, Ranko Ostojic, appreoved warrant for doing such new measures of secret surveillance of POA over Ostojic.

Turek publicly confirmed that quotations published in medias from his letter to Ivan Jarnjak, were accurate.

Because of that I’m more convinced that Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was very familiar with Turek’s jobs on protection of Ante Gotovina and accusations of the journalists. Turek’s recent claims confirmed also statement of Dusan Miljus, editor in Jutarnji list, gave to Boris Pavelic for Novi list:

APPEARED THE SEVENTH JOURNALIST WHOM COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENCY WAS FOLLOWING AND EAVESDROPPING

HDZ had materials of POA even in December 2003?

We have the tape of your conversations with chief of the police, Ranko Ostojic, threatened to Dusan Miljus, journalist of Vecernji list in December 2003 spokesman of HDZ, Ratko Macek.

ZAGREB We have on tape your conversations with chief of police, Ranko Ostojic, and you give greetings to Zinka Bardic and journalist of Jutarnji list, Ivanka Toma, because you are all members of one group-that in December 2003., in time between elections and taking over the ruling, to journalist of Vecernji list, Dusan Miljus, said at that time spokesman of HDZ, Ratko Macek, who works today also as spokesman of Government of Ivo Sanader.

Boris Pavelic, Novi list, 16.02.2005.

This is also proof that Ivo Sanader with illegal materials which he got from Franjo Turek (maybe even before the elections) intented in Miljus’s case, through his subordinated spokesman, Ratko Macek, tried even to blackmail the journalists.

I tried to settle with Government, because POA violated and still do, my human rights. It didn’t work out. In the name of Government, County state attorney’s office denied my suggestion as unfounded. Now Prime Minister Ivo Sanader will get an opportunity to explain on court his role in violation of human rights of journalists by POA.

HDZ had materials of POA

Sunday, October 9th, 2005
Novi list, date of publishing: 16.2.2005. Section: News

APPEARED ALSO SEVENTH JOURNALIST WHOM COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SERVICE WAS FOLLOWING AND WAS EAVESDROPPING

HDZ had materials of POA even in December 2003?

We have the tape with your conversations with chief of police, Ranko Ostojic, threatened to Dusan Miljus, journalist of Vecernji list in December 2003. spokesman of HDZ, Ratko Macek

ZAGREB We have on tape your conversations with chief of police, Ranko Ostojic, and you give greetings to Zinka Bardic and journalist of Jutarnji list, Ivanka Toma, because you are all members of one group-that in December 2003, in time between elections and taking over the ruling, to journalist of Vecernji list, Dusan Miljus, said at that time spokesman of HDZ, Ratko Macek, who works today also as spokesman of Government of Ivo Sanader.

For our papers said that also alone Dusan Miljus, explaining what was it all about: It was in December 2003., shortly after elections which won HDZ. In circles were talks that Branko Vukelic was candidate for Minister of police, so the medias were investigated his biography. I also wanted to check some datas, so I phoned spokesman of HDZ, Ratko Macek. When I asked him, he replied sharply, threatning with probable tape of my conversation with the chief of police, Ranko Ostojic. He also added to give his regards to at that time spokesman of police, Zinka Bardic, and journalist of Jutarnji list, Ivanka Toma, because that we are all members of some same group, retelled Miljus, year lasting prominent journalist-investigator of section black chronicle of Vecernji list and President of Association of courts reporters of Croatian journalist society.

Silence in State attorney’s office

Unpleasantly surprised, Miljus informed about everything the spokesman of police, Zinka Bardic, and she about that, as she confirmed to us personaly yesterday, wrote an official note. It is correct. About that event I made an official note and gave it to chief of police, Ranko Ostojic, said Bardic, precising that it happened in first half of December 2003., that was, between parliamentary elections and forming Sanader’s Government, when HDZ still didn’t take over the ruling.

Yesterday Ranko Ostojic confirmed that he received official note from Zinka Bardic. At that time spokesman of police has sent me an official note, what is a normal thing. In that note, in form of notification, she wrote about knowledge that the journalist said what he said, said Ostojic, which document he passed on to criminal police, and it to State attorney’s office, which didn’t replied yesterday on question of our papers, what happened with that document.
- When I today connect some things, a lot of it is much clearer to me, comments today Dusko Miljus. He also doubts that Macek’s threat could mean that HDZ, even before taking over the ruling and certanly before March 2004., when POA gave its Presentation for top of the state had materials which Counterintelligence service (POA) collected in illegal eavesdropping of Ranko Ostojic and who knows else.

Macek: Insinuations and untruths

Those are insinuations and untruths which I completely deny. I have never said something like that to Miljus. I really don’t understand what is itall about. The truth is that Miljus called me for informations about Branko Vukelic, but I certanly didn’t tell him what he claims. Sad indeed, denied yesterday Miljus’s claims for our papers spokesman of Government, Ratko Macek.

Turek was preparing the field

Ranko Ostojic himself the only police functionary in Croatia who ever arrested some of Haag’s accused even from before doubts that exactly then, in second half of 2003, he was eavesdropped. The doubts in that I gave one year and a half before, when from Committee fo civilian supervision asked for investigation. Namely, the public knows, that I was, by approval of Supreme court, eavesdropped after 5th of March 2004. But, Turek’s presentation was made before that, and such document couldn’t be made without necessary elements. Now it appears that Turek was eavesdropping even before parliamentary elections, just to prepare field for keeping his position after changing of government. In all that, nevertheless, the key question stays without answer: if Turek really in his presentation discovered some conspiracy group against Croatia, why he didn’t act, but he neglected his job, counterintelligence protection of his own country?, ironises Ostojic.

What ever, the testimony of Dusan Miljus in the middle of Turek affaire opens serious doubt that on POA’s list of tracked and eavesdropped ones should add at least one more name.

Boris PAVELIC

In conntact with Gotovina

Sunday, October 9th, 2005
Novi list, Date of publishing: 28.06.2003 Section: News

THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF CROATIAN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY IN ZADAR BROUGHT OUT THE NEWS ABOUT RUNAWAY GENERAL

Markov: Croatian secret services in conntact with Ante Gotovina

Testimony of former American ambassador, Peter Galbraith on trial of Slobodan Milosevic in Haag, goes in favour of solving this case

ZADAR The press conference of President of HSS (Croatian Peasant party) for Dalmatia, Ante Markov, else the President of Council for national security of Croatian Parliament, was a chance to ask him about newest progress of situation with general Ante Gotovina.

Markov recognized that in whole story about general Gotovina in one way was evaded that very important Parliamentary Council, something like it was in a case at his previous Djurdja Adlesic, who was from one side obstructed from her party colleague and vice president of Government, Goran Granic, mostly in solving the situation inside of intelligence community.
Nevertheless, Markov added:
- The testimony of former American ambassador, Peter Galbraith, on trial of former Yugoslav President, Slobodan Milosevic in Haag, undoubtly goes in favour of solving the Gotovina case. ICTY accepted also President Stjepan Mesic as a partner in all initiatives and I think that progress of situation for general Gotovina is in positive way. In spite of claims of some politicians from former government that all documents were available to the police since 1995., I didn’t see any documents from Brijuni’s congres of military top of the state, which was held exactly before action Oluja and which namely accusing general Gotovina. I’m not in conntact with the general, but I can confirm that are in conntacts Croatian intelligence services, said in brief conversation, after press conference Ante Markov.
- Based on programme which founded City council of HSS, this party definitely goes alone on elections, and expects that on won 15-20 per cent of votes, make a leading role in future ruling coalition!- said Markov. He emphasized that in his statement in favour goes present rating of HSS, but that in preelection campaign will be no talks about past, but about projects for future, without ideological characteristics.

Sinisa KLARICA