Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor began a meeting at 10 AM on Saturday with representatives of 42 Homeland War veterans' associations to discuss the situation following a non-final verdict handed down by the Hague war crimes tribunal against generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, and possible legal steps.
The closed-door meeting was being attended by retired General Ivan Cermak, who was acquitted in the same case, Law Academy President Zeljko Horvatic, Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic, Defence Minister Davor Bozinovic, Interior Minister Tomislav Karamarko, Veterans' Affairs Minister Tomislav Ivic, Secretary-General of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Branko Bacic, and an Adviser to the Prime Minister, retired General Damir Krsticevic.
Horvatic said on Friday that the verdict against Gotovina and Cermak and its explanation with regard to the existence of a joint criminal enterprise were unacceptable to the Croatian government and citizens.
