Last week on 5th October 2011 after a team from Romania Animal Aid drove across Europe to deliver aid to the strays of Romania, after being stopped numerous times across border crossings, despite them being cleared by a customs official at the Croatian boarder... they were illegally detained by Croatian officials, denied food,water and a lawyer. Put on public display for almost 24 hours, ridiculed by said officers, endured racist comments by said officers and one under duress one was forced to sign a statement admitting their alleged guilt. All this in a country that is about to enter the European Union.

Neither aid voulanteer was given a clear explanation to why they were being held, even on film officers admitting the aid run and the donations were not illegal, yet over £6000 of donations were illegally retained that would have fed and treated the strays of Romania and numerous violations of human rights were committed.

It would have took the officers a few moments to call the Croation border in Bregana to confirm with the customs officer he had cleared them to continue and that they had declared the donations to him. Instead the police officers and custom officials at the Dubosevica border choose not to do this and despite evidence to the contrary claim the aid workers failed to declare the donations and so this was the reason for their treatment and detention.

This petition is to demand the Croation government investigate this event fully, to order and release the cctv footage of the 5th October at the Bregana border where the Aid van will be clearly seen to be in the declare bay and the cutoms officer boards and inspects the van and goods, and gives the all clear for the aid workers to continue.

For either the aid that was wrongfully and illegally retained to be given back to the charity or if already dispersed to refund in full the £6000+ to the charity to allow them to pay for the food that should have been recieved by the strays.

Also for a full investigation into the horrific violation of human rights against the two aid voulanteers and for racist remarks made by said officers.

Video Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUaHYRYQ4Y​

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QIfrCLVHwQ