Morinj camp
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The Morinj camp was a detention facility near Kotor
, Montenegro
(then part of SFR Yugoslavia, later FR Yugoslavia) where Croatia
n prisoners of war and civilians were kept by Montenegrin authorities in the Yugoslav People's Army
during the Civil war in Croatia
. The age of the incarcerated ranged from 15 to 82. Former captives are organized into the Association of Morinj Prisoners.
The camp was opened in autumn of 1991. Approximately 300 people were held here.
In 2006 the County Court of Dubrovnik began an investigation of possible war crimes at the camp. Montenegro brought to trial six former Yugoslav People's Army
soldiers, who were guards at the camp, for war crimes. On May 15, 2010 the court brought down its ruling, finding all six men guilty and delivering prison sentences between one and a half to four years.
A documentary film about the camp was made by Montenegrin author Marko Stojanović.
Kotor
Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality....
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
(then part of SFR Yugoslavia, later FR Yugoslavia) where Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n prisoners of war and civilians were kept by Montenegrin authorities in the Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
during the Civil war in Croatia
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
. The age of the incarcerated ranged from 15 to 82. Former captives are organized into the Association of Morinj Prisoners.
The camp was opened in autumn of 1991. Approximately 300 people were held here.
In 2006 the County Court of Dubrovnik began an investigation of possible war crimes at the camp. Montenegro brought to trial six former Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
soldiers, who were guards at the camp, for war crimes. On May 15, 2010 the court brought down its ruling, finding all six men guilty and delivering prison sentences between one and a half to four years.
A documentary film about the camp was made by Montenegrin author Marko Stojanović.