Title: (E) WORLD INCREASINGLY RECOGNISES - by Z. SEPAROVIC Submitted by: Tomislav Sunic Date: 3-Mar-02 Category: Politics

WORLD INCREASINGLY RECOGNISES MISERABLE SITUATION OF TRIBUNAL SEPAROVIC    ZAGREB, March 2 (Hina) - President of the Croatian Victimology  Society, Zvonimir Separovic, said on Saturday that the world  increasingly recognised the "miserable situation" of the Hague  tribunal, and called on the Croatian government to review its  relations with the war crimes tribunal.       Separovic said even Patricia Wald, a former judge of the tribunal,  had warned about the slowness and lack of professionalism of the  court, adding that those who surrendered should be freed until the  start of the trial.       He called on the Croatian parliament to open a discussion on  cooperation with the Hague tribunal, to protect the human rights  and dignity of, as he put it, Croatia's Homeland Defence War hero,  General Ante Gotovina.       "In the light of new world analyses, the government should review  Gotovina's indictment before Croatian courts, so he could return to  his family and life in freedom," Separovic stressed.       He asked of the government to also cease any further irrational  cooperation with The Hague, and to worry about its own national  interests.      He also called on the Constitutional Court to cease the silence  about requests filed before it to review the constitutionality of  the law on cooperation with the international war crimes tribunal  and to reach a verdict on the issue.      Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,  please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!