Kroatien nach den ICTY-Freisprüchen im November 2012
Croatia after the ICTY Acquittals in November 2012

Summary/Abstract: The acquittals of the former generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač by the ICTY in November 2012 have emphasized the narrative of the “just, legitimate war” in Croatia, especially the legitimacy of the “Operation Storm” in 1995. The verdicts are often generalised as acquittals for all Croats and perceived as a “legal victory” after the “military victory”, for some even as a kind of “compurgation” of the “nation”. This narrative includes that Croatia could prove that Croats are not “barbaric” but “European” before the accession to the European Union. Crimes committed against Serbs are consequently played down. But some representatives of the civil society and Serb politicians like Milorad Pupovac are warning that generalisations that are not questioned could establish a misunderstanding of the verdicts and “legitimization” of ethnic cleansing.

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