Ante Gotovina the 55 year old former Lieutenant General of the Croatian Army has been convicted as a war criminal by the International Criminal Tribunal for his role in expelling Krajina Serbs from Croatia during the war of independence. Captured while hiding in the Canary Islands he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment. Gotovina is seen by many in Croatia as a war hero for his role turning back the brutal Serbian forces, with his defense team supported with experts and documents paid for by the Croatian government. Gotovina was convicted of allowing troops he commanded to loot and kill civilians, and to indiscriminately bomb villages. Gotovina claims that incidents occurred with the active help of US military and CIA personnel. Inspired by Mike Corder ow.ly/4DdW1 image source EuroHeritage ow.ly/4DdUm CIA and Pentagon helped plan the operation (April 23 2011)

Ante Gotovina the 55 year old former Lieutenant General of the Croatian Army has been convicted as a war criminal by the International Criminal Tribunal for his role in expelling Krajina Serbs from Croatia during the war of independence. Captured while hiding in the Canary Islands he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment. Gotovina is seen by many in Croatia as a war hero for his role turning back the brutal Serbian forces, with his defense team supported with experts and documents paid for by the Croatian government. Gotovina was convicted of allowing troops he commanded to loot and kill civilians, and to indiscriminately bomb villages. Gotovina claims that incidents occurred with the active help of US military and CIA personnel.

 

Inspired by Mike Corder ow.ly/4DdW1 image source EuroHeritage ow.ly/4DdUm