NGO HNS and denial of crimes

By: A. Čorbo-Zećo

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After the adoption of the Declaration of the VIII session of the Croatian National Assembly, it is interesting, but also somewhat sad to watch and listen to the hysterical outbursts of Bosniak parties, politicians, and media condemning something that is not stated in the Declaration, especially since there is nothing that could be linked to glorifying war crimes or criminals, the HNS announced.

- Therefore, we ask all those who have already proven themselves to be haters of Croats in BiH (or those who cannot stand Croats in BiH) to at least, by force, read what is written in the Declaration, and then try to find reasons for distorting and manipulating the content of the Declaration.

The HNS's stance on the Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) has been publicly stated many times in numerous reactions and press releases, so the sentence in the Declaration does not represent anything new.

We believe that JCE represents an ideological and political construct that has no basis in international law, especially considering the fact that the thesis of JCE is sought to be used by a large number of Bosniak political and media loudmouths as an implication of collective guilt of the Croatian people, HRHB, and HVO - the HNS reaction states.

The statement further states that "we reject the qualifications of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia regarding the joint criminal enterprise, which are unsubstantiated and unjustly attributed to the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Republic of Herceg Bosna, and the Croatian Defence Council".

- The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was not competent in the case of "Prlić et al.", nor was it competent, as it ruled in 2007, to decide on issues of state responsibility, because its jurisdiction is criminal and extends only to individuals - the HNS states.

WHAT IS HNS

HNS was founded in 2000 in Novi Travnik as, as they stated, a response to the violation of the electoral rights of Croats, and ceased to operate two years later, as soon as HDZ returned to power.

HNS did not function for nine years and resumed its work in 2011, at the moment when HDZ ended up in opposition, which shows that the fundamental commitment of HNS is the fight for the goals of HDZ, and not for the rights of Croats.

The Croatian people gain no benefit from the sessions and decisions made at HNS sessions, as it is no secret that Croats in BiH today live the hardest lives in those areas where HDZ cadres have been in charge for 25 years, and that it is precisely from these areas that the largest number of BiH citizens leave for Western countries.

What, then, is the purpose of HNS and what does this non-governmental organization serve?

HNS has only two tasks:

- To hide all the wrong decisions of HDZ and Dragan Čović behind the decisions of HNS

- To prevent the activities of all other political parties with a Croatian prefix through the work of HNS, i.e., to subordinate everything exclusively to HDZ.

Until the renewal of HNS's work in 2011, Croats had the opportunity to vote for about ten parties, of which four or five could count on crossing the electoral threshold and participating in government, while today, apart from HDZ, no one can confidently count on participation in government, not even HDZ 1990.

Although Croatian political representatives invoke HNS decisions daily, they have no political weight today, because HNS decisions have no constitutional basis.