Josip Boljkovac
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Josip Boljkovac is a former Croatian politician, and was the first Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Croatia
.
During World War II
, Boljkovac was Tito's partisan, he was active from the very beginning of antifascist usprising. He even met Rasndolph Churchill during his military mission. After the war he served with the state secret police OZNA
. He was later appointed as mayor of Karlovac
from 1963 to 1969.
After democratic reforms in Croatia he joined the Croatian Democratic Union
and became the country's first Minister of Internal Affairs. He later left the party to join the Croatian Independent Democrats
. With that party's marginalization, he joined the Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats. Boljkovac has also run on the electoral list of the Croatian Party of Pensioners
and the Independent Democratic Serb Party in separate elections. In 2008, Boljkovac launched a bid to form a Josip Broz Tito
Society, to celebrate the role of the former Yugoslav president.
Local police are investigating Boljkovac's role in World War II and post-war Croatia, and are considering filing charges for war crimes against him. His reply on this accusations, about killing in Yugoslav concentration camps (such as Goli otok
) was: Who are those witnesses? None of them from camps isn't alive.
Boljkovac was arrested on November 2, 2011 on charges of war crimes for his role in the massacre of 21 civilians in the vicinity of Duga Resa
in May, 1945. He was transferred to Remetinec prison
where he was ordered to be incarcerated for one month due to the severity of the charges. Boljkovac retained former state attorney in the Socialist Republic of Croatia Anto Nobilo as his representation. After only two days, he has been transferred to the hospital for prisoners for his bad health. Following the appeal to the Constitutional court, charges against him has been revoked on November 29, 2011.
Government of Croatia
The Government of the Republic of Croatia , commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government , is the main element of the executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the President of the Government , commonly abbreviated to premier...
.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Boljkovac was Tito's partisan, he was active from the very beginning of antifascist usprising. He even met Rasndolph Churchill during his military mission. After the war he served with the state secret police OZNA
OZNA
The Department for the Protection of the People was a security agency of the FPR Yugoslavia.-Founding:...
. He was later appointed as mayor of Karlovac
Karlovac
Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
from 1963 to 1969.
After democratic reforms in Croatia he joined the Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
and became the country's first Minister of Internal Affairs. He later left the party to join the Croatian Independent Democrats
Croatian Independent Democrats
Croatian Independent Democrats was a political party in Croatia.-History:Its founders were members of moderate faction within Croatian Democratic Union...
. With that party's marginalization, he joined the Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats. Boljkovac has also run on the electoral list of the Croatian Party of Pensioners
Croatian Party of Pensioners
The Croatian Party of Pensioners is a Croatian political party. It is currently led by Silvano Hrelja.When the Party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate purpose of HSU was take away pensioners' votes from rejuvenated SDP and thus help ruling...
and the Independent Democratic Serb Party in separate elections. In 2008, Boljkovac launched a bid to form a Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
Society, to celebrate the role of the former Yugoslav president.
Local police are investigating Boljkovac's role in World War II and post-war Croatia, and are considering filing charges for war crimes against him. His reply on this accusations, about killing in Yugoslav concentration camps (such as Goli otok
Goli otok
Goli otok is an island off the northern Adriatic coast, located between Rab's northeastern shore and the mainland, in what is today Croatia's Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The island is barren and uninhabited...
) was: Who are those witnesses? None of them from camps isn't alive.
Boljkovac was arrested on November 2, 2011 on charges of war crimes for his role in the massacre of 21 civilians in the vicinity of Duga Resa
Duga Resa
Duga Resa is a town in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located east of Rijeka.-Name:The earliest reference to Duga Resa is from the year 1380...
in May, 1945. He was transferred to Remetinec prison
Remetinec prison
Remetinec prison is a closed-type prison located in the Remetinec neighborhood of Zagreb, Croatia.The prison's capacity is 560 inmates, making it the largest prison in Croatia. , it housed 850 prisoners and detainees. The prison's overcrowding problem is also a major problem of the Croatian prison...
where he was ordered to be incarcerated for one month due to the severity of the charges. Boljkovac retained former state attorney in the Socialist Republic of Croatia Anto Nobilo as his representation. After only two days, he has been transferred to the hospital for prisoners for his bad health. Following the appeal to the Constitutional court, charges against him has been revoked on November 29, 2011.
External links
- Mira Petrak: Majka i ja skrivale smo se od Boljkovca punih 12 godina, Slobodna DalmacijaSlobodna DalmacijaSlobodna Dalmacija is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split.The first issue of Slobodna Dalmacija was published on June 17, 1943 by Tito's Partisans in a cave on Mosor, a mountain near Split, which was occupied by the Italian army during that time. The paper was later published in various...
- Depeše Udbe: “Likvidirajte i ženu jer zaslužuje smrt”, Večernji listVecernji listVečernji list is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Zagreb.The newspaper was started in the 1950s and it is today one of two largest daily newspapers in Croatia...