Miljenko Hrkać
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Miljenko Hrkać (2 October 1947 – 11 January 1978) was a Croatian terrorist sentenced to death by the Yugoslav court accused for the bombings of the Belgrade cinema "20. oktobar" on 13 July 1968, which left one person dead and 89 others maimed or injured. He was also accused and convicted of an attack on the Belgrade rail station on 25 September 1968, which left 13 people injured. He was executed on 11 January 1978.
Origin and early life
An ethnic Croat, Hrkać was born in Mokro, Široki Brijeg, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1947.[1]
Belgrade cinema bombing
On 13 July 1968, at 21.05 CET, a bomb detonated in the Belgrade cinema "20. oktobar". One person was killed and 89 others injured, some seriously. The bomb was placed under the sixth seat of the 16th row, during the movie Du rififi à Paname.
Belgrade rail station bombing
On 25 September 1968, three explosives were detonated in the Belgrade rail station garderobe, leaving 13 people injured.[citation needed]
Capture and death sentence
Hrkać was tried for the bombings of the cinema and at the rail station and sentenced to death by the Belgrade District Court on 23 December 1975. The verdict was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Serbia on 29 June 1976 and by the Federal Court on 30 December 1976. On 15 November 1977, the Clemency Commission of the Presidency of Yugoslavia unanimously rejected the request for clemency. Hrkać was executed by shooting on 11 January 1978 in the Belgrade prison.[2] Hrkać had maintained his innocence for both of the bombings.[3]
References
- "Novi detalji najvećeg terorističkog napada". Press Online.
- "Miljenko Hrkać" (PDF). smrtna kazna.
- Miroslav Zarić (11 May 2004). "Pakao u bioskopu "20. oktobar"". Novosti.
- ^ "Hrvatska ćirilica iz Širokog Brijega". Печат - Лист слободне Србије (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "Miljenko Hrkać". SPSK. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Miljenko Hrkać prije smrti samo želio vidjeti obitelj". www.vecernji.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-09-20.