" Croatia will apply, only and exclusively, the absolute same criteria on Serbia that were applied to Croatia while joining the European Union," said Vesna Pusic, who is also the country's EU affairs minister and the first deputy prime minister.
"Nothing more, but also nothing less."
Croatia wants Belgrade to persecute the Yugoslav People’s Army commanders and political leaders accused for war crimes during the war in the 1990s. In the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Serbian-controlled Yugoslav Army fight a war against Croatia’s independence between 1991 and 1995.
A large number of former commanders and leaders of Serbian origin are imprisoned or standing trial in the Hague for war crimes, but many others accused are still in captivity 19 years after the Bosnian and Croatian wars come to an end.
Pusic said that prosecuting those accused for war crimes was part of requirements from the European Union for Croatia and also for the Bosnia and Herzegovina, even in the earlier stages.
"Prosecuting war crimes was specifically something that was a benchmark for us (Croatia) in chapters 23, 24," she said, referring to EU policy areas Zagreb negotiated with the union to become a member.
Pusic said Croatia required from Serbia to do the same...........................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/438539--croatia-may-block-serbia-s-eu-bid-over-war-crime-probes
20/12/14
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