The Times of Israel
[AFP]
September 29, 2017
US court rejects Croatia WWII victims suit that sought $3.5 billion damages.
Nazi-allied Ustasha regime persecuted and killed hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs, Jews, Roma and anti-fascist Croatians.
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ZAGREB, Croatia — A US court has rejected a suit filed by victims of Croatia’s pro-Nazi WWII regime and their relatives who were seeking $3.5 billion (2.9 billion euros) in damages, Croatian authorities said Friday.
The group wanted compensation from the Croatian government for property seized from ethnic Serbs, Roma and Jews during the war.
A Chicago court rejected Thursday the suit launched in 2016 after four hearings held to “discuss formal prerequisites to conduct the proceedings,” a Croatian foreign ministry statement read.
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Croatia is not the legal heir to the wartime Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and as such cannot be held responsible for its crimes, it added.
Croatia’s wartime Nazi-allied Ustasha regime persecuted and killed hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs, Jews, Roma and anti-fascist Croatians.
After World War II and the collapse of the pro-Nazi regime, Croatia became part of the communist Yugoslavia.
It declared its independence in 1991 at the start of the federation’s bloody break-up.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-court-rejects-croatia-wwii-victims-suit-that-sought-3-5-billion-damages/
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[AFP]
September 29, 2017
US court rejects Croatia WWII victims suit that sought $3.5 billion damages.
Nazi-allied Ustasha regime persecuted and killed hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs, Jews, Roma and anti-fascist Croatians.
A man looks at the World War II Jasenovac memorial camp model on April 26, 2015, during a ceremony to remember the tens of thousands who were killed by Croatia's pro-Nazi regime. (AFP/Stringer)
ZAGREB, Croatia — A US court has rejected a suit filed by victims of Croatia’s pro-Nazi WWII regime and their relatives who were seeking $3.5 billion (2.9 billion euros) in damages, Croatian authorities said Friday.
The group wanted compensation from the Croatian government for property seized from ethnic Serbs, Roma and Jews during the war.
A Chicago court rejected Thursday the suit launched in 2016 after four hearings held to “discuss formal prerequisites to conduct the proceedings,” a Croatian foreign ministry statement read.
A memorial plaque with an Ustasha pro-Nazi slogan is pictured after it was moved from the vicinity of the WWII extermination camp of Janesovac, to a Croatian memorial site near Novska on September 7, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
Croatia’s wartime Nazi-allied Ustasha regime persecuted and killed hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs, Jews, Roma and anti-fascist Croatians.
After World War II and the collapse of the pro-Nazi regime, Croatia became part of the communist Yugoslavia.
It declared its independence in 1991 at the start of the federation’s bloody break-up.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-court-rejects-croatia-wwii-victims-suit-that-sought-3-5-billion-damages/
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If you would like to get in touch with me, Aleksandra, please feel free to contact me at ravnagora@hotmail.com
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