Sibenik-Knin police have reported Marko Skejo, head of an association of members of the 9th Croatian Defence Force (HOS) Battalion and its wartime commander, who chanted the Ustasha salute "For the Homeland Ready" at a recent anniversary of Operation Storm in Knin, for violating public peace and order.

Without revealing his identity, police reported that they had conducted a criminal investigation against the 65-year-old on suspicion that his behaviour in Knin on 5 August, during a ceremony marking Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, Croatian Veterans Day and the 26th anniversary of the military and police Operation Storm, had the characteristics of an offence under the Act on Misdemeanours against Public Peace and Order.

A press release says that in line with the Police Powers Act, police filmed and photographed the ceremony in Knin.

A review of all available recordings established that the 65-year-old suspect disturbed public peace and order by shouting inappropriate messages in a public place where a larger number of citizens had gathered, police said.

Police filed a motion for indictment on suspicion that he had committed a misdemeanour under Article 5 of the Act on Misdemeanours against Public Peace and Order, they said.