UN Secretariat Receives Letter from Victims: Can an Army Commanded by Fascist Milanović Be Sent to BiH?

(Patria) - The United Nations has confirmed that the Secretary-General's Office received a letter sent to him earlier this week by the Association of Victims and Witnesses of Genocide and the Movement "Mothers of the Enclaves of Srebrenica and Žepa". The letter was addressed to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council's Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimi Nderitu.

In the letter, victims of crimes and genocide appealed for a discussion to be initiated at the UN regarding the reports of the Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY/MICT and the conduct of the Republic of Croatia. The reason cited was the obstruction by the Republic of Croatia in the prosecution of war criminals in BiH and the region, and it was stated that it is necessary to initiate mechanisms from the Secretary-General's Action Plan in situations where the judiciary's work is obstructed in countries where crimes have been committed.

"In these circumstances, when the Republic of Croatia, according to the assessment of the ICTY/MICT, is an international facilitator of obstruction in the prosecution of grave breaches of international humanitarian law, the Croatian government wishes to engage its armed forces in BiH through NATO and the UN, which is an affront to the victims," the letter stated.

It is uncertain whether the UN Secretary-General will act on the victims' appeal, but the conduct of Croatian President Zoran Milanović and a significant portion of the country's authorities and public could provide a good basis for a broad discussion at the United Nations about what Croatia is doing regarding the prosecution of war crimes, and also provide a roadmap for what fulfilling their wishes to send their soldiers to Bosnia and Herzegovina would lead to.

Although it is a peacekeeping mission, the entry of Croatian soldiers into Bosnia and Herzegovina would certainly bring additional tensions and unrest, and awaken painful memories for the victims of the aggression against BiH. This is also stated by the surviving victims of Herzegovinian camps.

At the same time, it is questionable how Croatia would maintain peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina while simultaneously harboring fugitives from justice accused of the greatest atrocities of the nineties.

What the UN should also consider when reviewing the victims' appeal is Milanović's behavior on issues of genocide. The Croatian president has made dozens of statements denying or relativizing genocide. In the meantime, he has met with the leader of separatist politics within BiH and another genocide denier, Milorad Dodik, whom he often highlights as a partner for cooperation.

All of this is a call for the UN to respond to the appeal of the victims of the greatest crime after World War II and to draw the attention of NATO, the USA, and the European Union that a genocide denier, as supreme commander, has no right to send his army, because it would not be able to protect peace and stability, but would be an additional detonator of tensions.

The fascist views of a black-faced leftist cannot be credible on the international stage.

(R.B.)