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Croatia/Germany: Hoping for Justice

March 4, 2013

Croatiais set to join the European Union on July 1. This is giving hope to former Croatian exiles and their families, who want to take former members of the Yugoslav secret service to court.

epa02792824 Croatian and the EU flag are seen on Croatia's government building at the St. Mark square in Zagreb, Croatia, 24 June 2011. The EU Council gave the green light in Bruxelles for Croatia to finish negotiation with the EU and join the union, with membership likely to start first on July 2013. Croatia celebrates the 20 years of independence after it part ways with former Yugoslavia. EPA/ANTONIO BAT +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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Until the end of the 1980s, Yugoslavia's State Security Administration ordered the murder of numerous Croatians living in exile in Germany. A court in Munich issued a warrant to arrest several suspects, but the men were never extradited to Germany. To this day, the suspected masterminds of the operation continue to live as free men in Croatia. Much of this difficult chapter in the country's recent history remains shrouded in mystery.

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