The fact that the crime at Ovčara was to happen was known by all persons who could have and should have prevented it - handing the prisoners over to Territorial Defence (hereinafter: TO) members was, actually, a permission which allows the crime! A series of the testimonies in the Ovčara case (tried before the War Crimes Chamber in Belgrade), and in the case of the war crime at Vukovar hospital (a concluded first-instance trial conducted before the Vukovar County Court) address this issue clearly. It appears that the Appeals Chamber of the ICTY had not been provided with a detailed information about the two aforementioned trials. We expect from the ICTY, the Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor and the Croatian State Attorney's Office to cooperate in order to investigate and prosecute the responsible persons based on their command and guarantee responsibility.
Herewith, we appeal to the competent prosecution authorities to do their best within their abilities to prosecute the commanders responsible for the crime at Ovčara.
This Open Letter addressed to Serge Brammertz, Mladen Bajić and Vladimir Vukčević can be viewed here.
