President of the Republic Receives Delegation of “Savez udruga obitelji zatočenih i nestalih hrvatskih branitelja”
On the occasion of International Day of the Disappeared and the Day of Remembrance of Missing Persons from the Homeland War, the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović received a delegation of the “Savez udruga obitelji zatočenih i nestalih hrvatskih branitelja” (Federation of Associations of Families of Detained and Missing Croatian Defenders).
The delegation informed the President of the Republic about past activities in their quest for the truth about the missing and detained Croatian defenders and civilians. They underlined that the major problem in discovering the truth about the missing and detained Croatian defenders and civilians is the lack of information and facts. They reiterated their dissatisfaction with past cooperation with institutions of the Republic of Serbia in this matter, and therefore requested the help of the President of the Republic in an attempt to improve this.
In 2002 the Republic of Croatia joined the countries that mark International Day of the Disappeared on 30th August and as of this year Croatia is marking the Day of Remembrance of Missing Persons from the Homeland War in memory of all those who have gone missing in war circumstances and whose disappearance is a result of crimes against humanity and other serious violations of human rights.
Comprising the delegation of the Federation of Associations of Detained and Missing Croatian Defenders were the president of the Federation Ljiljana Alvir, the vice-president of the Federation and president of the Association “Hrvatski Feniks” Jasna Jug, the president of the Association “Vukovarske majke” Manda Patko, Federation secretary Mirjana Tonković, the coordinator of the Karlovac County Federation Tomislav Kaić, the president of the “Udruga obitelji zatočenih i nestalih hrvatskih branitelja Varaždinske županije” (Association of Families of Detained and Missing Croatian Defenders of Varaždin County) Dalibor Đurđek, Federation vice-president and president of the “Udruga nestalih i nasilno odvedenih hrvatskih branitelja Domovinskog rata Osječko-baranjske županije (Association of Missing and Forcibly Detained Croatian Defenders of the Homeland War of Osijek-Baranja County) Ilija Lovrić, Federation members Marija Jambreković, Sandro Đurđek, Josip Mužic, administrative employee of the “Udruga djece poginulih i nestalih hrvatskih branitelja Domovinskog rata” (Association of Children of Fallen and Missing Croatian Defenders of the Homeland War) and envoy of Association president Sandra Rapček Veronika Soldo, and secretary of the “Zajednica udruga civilnih stradalnika Domovinskog rata Hrvatske” (Union of Associations of Civilian Victims of the Homeland War of Croatia) Slavica Marinović. In addition to representatives of the Federation of Associations of Families of Detained and Missing Croatian Defenders also in attendance at the meeting was Assistant Minister of Croatian Defenders Stjepan Sučić.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Dario Andrišek