Posted on 11/01/2002 9:56:50 AM PST by Korth
The government of Croatian Premier Ivica Racan proposed a law on Thursday making the public display of fascist symbols punishable by up to three years in prison.
Under the new law, to be put before parliament, persons publicly displaying fascist symbols can face between three months and three years in jail.
The law primarily targets the country's right-wing extremists who use symbols of the Ustashe, forces of the Nazi puppet state that ruled Croatia during World War II.
The new law would thus forbid the use of the letter U in instances where police estimate that it stands for the ``Ustashe'', who wore the letter on their uniforms and were responsible for war crimes against Croatian Serbs, Jews, gypsies and anti-fascists.
The law would also ban the ``glorification of the symbols (such as the Nazi swastika) of former fascist states or organisations''. The present law only forbids the spreading of ethnic hatred, but does not specifically ban the use of symbols.
Also, under the proposed law, Croatia will introduce life imprisonment for war crimes, international terrorism and plane hijackers. The present laws stipulate maximum 20-year sentences for such crimes.
Sesame Street could be in deep doodoo. We seem to have
overthrown one kind of fascism just to set up another.
Why am I not surprised?
Croatia to prosecte glorification of fascist symbols
Drdge Report ^ | Oct 31 2002 | Matt Drdge
Posted on 11/01/2002 9:56 AM PST by Korth
The government of Croatian Premier Ivica Racan proposed a law on Thrsday making the pblic display of fascist symbols pnishable by p to three years in prison.
Nder the new law, to be pt before parliament, persons pblicly displaying fascist symbols can face between three months and three years in jail.
The law primarily targets the contry's right-wing extremists who se symbols of the Stashe, forces of the Nazi pppet state that rled Croatia dring World War II.
The new law wold ths forbid the se of the letter " " in instances where police estimate that it stands for the ``Stashe'', who wore the letter on their niforms and were responsible for war crimes against Croatian Serbs, Jews, gypsies and anti-fascists. The law wold also ban the ``glorification of the symbols (sch as the Nazi swastika) of former fascist states or organisations''. The present law only forbids the spreading of ethnic hatred, but does not specifically ban the se of symbols.
Also, nder the proposed law, Croatia will introdce life imprisonment for war crimes, international terrorism and plane hijackers. The present laws stiplate maximum 20-year sentences for sch crimes.
But Croatia only existed as an independent state under the Ustashe. That makes the then and current flag the Ustashe flag.
Hey, I applaud the Croats for being so honest about using the same symbol! Their actions toward the monument at Jasenovac proves they are just the Ustashe reborn!
Oh, you mean the one that Tudjman bulldozed in 1991? Yeah, that one.
Only the people who believe Croat lies are the easy ones. And even your Ustashe can't get us all!
Gonna visit some relatives in Germany? We could have a couple of drinks together in that case! :)
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