Mile Bosnic, the president of the Serb Krajina Movement, states that a petition for a resolution on the genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) should be the trigger for a complete discussion on this topic.

Launched in May by the organization, consisting of 47 associations, the petition has collected 8,000 signatures but needs 2,000 more to be considered for governmental procedure.

Bosnic highlighted the importance of explaining the petition’s significance to the public and expects to gather the necessary signatures by the end of November.

Bosnic emphasizes that the primary goal of their association is to preserve historical memory, particularly the memory of the genocide against the Serb population in the NDH.

He argues that it is crucial for the Serbian National Assembly to adopt a resolution based on the UN convention defining genocide, specifying that the NDH committed this crime against Serbs.

Despite some disagreements, Bosnic compares this initiative to resolutions acknowledging the Holocaust and the Romani genocide, stressing the need for Serbia to adopt its own unique resolution.

Furthermore, Bosnic supports officially condemning the genocide against Serbs and establishing a specific name for it, similar to the Holocaust.

He suggests the term “eradication” or “massacre” and proposes April 28 as the remembering date, marking the anniversary of the first murders in Gudovac near Bjelovar.

He insists on the importance of a formal recognition and remembering date, arguing that the term “genocide” is definitively applicable to the horrors committed in the NDH, a fact supported by extensive research and historical records.

Bosnic concludes by expressing concern about the general public’s lack of awareness of the crimes’ scale during the NDH era, highlighting the need for continued education and recognition of this dark chapter in history.