Drago Hedl
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The forthcoming trial could prove highly controversial if the investigative phase of the case is anything to go by.
Despite allegations that he is pressuring witnesses, a Croatian politician indicted on war crimes charges is allowed to walk free.
A succession of foreign visitors have being turning up the heat on Zagreb over war crimes. And things look set to get hotter still.
A succession of foreign visitors have being turning up the heat on Zagreb over war crimes. And things look set to get hotter still.
The former communist Ivica Racan and moderate Croat nationalist Drazen Budisa have teamed up to defeat Croatia's ruling HDZ in parliamentary elections which have to take place no later than January next year.
The health of President Franjo Tudjman is subject of much speculation in Croatia in the run-up to parliamentary elections. If the opposition wins a two-thirds majority, it may attempt to chop back his near absolutist powers.
The trial and 20-year sentence of 78-year-old death camp commander Dinko Sakic have opened up new possibilities for Croatia and its president Franjo Tudjman, including a state visit to Israel.
President Franjo Tudjman is wrapping up a Christmas present for the Croatian people - a parliamentary election on December 22 that his ruling HDZ party is widely expected to lose heavily. Unless they pull a few surprises first.
Recent up-beat reports on the president's health have been greeted with scepticism within Croatia, where observers fear the ruling party will stop at nothing to retain their hold on political power.
Zagreb's latest and most blatant anti-American outburst adopted a tone and manner not seen since the Communist era and the height of the Cold War - and has elicited a swift response from the US State Department.