Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic proposed on Tuesday that Croatian authorities should take over the prosecution of Croatian citizens arrested by BiH police and charged with committing war crimes in BiH. Her remarks followed a wave of angry statements by Croatian officials about the arrests, and generally heightened tensions between Croatia and its neighbors.
The arrests in Orasje have created a strong political backlash in Croatia. The investigations against [Croatian Defense Minister] Krsticevic also open up the possibility of implicating Croatia over its role in the war in Bosnia.
