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| Croatian medic 'denied Serb help' | |
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| Croatian police and the country's health ministry are investigating claims that a doctor refused to treat a stroke patient because he was a Serb. | |
| If the complaint is upheld, the doctor involved could be struck off. | If the complaint is upheld, the doctor involved could be struck off. |
| The United Nations refugee agency - the UNHCR - has expressed "grave concern" over what it calls an "inter-ethnic incident". | The United Nations refugee agency - the UNHCR - has expressed "grave concern" over what it calls an "inter-ethnic incident". |
| The Serb, Bosko Radic, was admitted to his local clinic in the town of Vrhovina, central Croatia, on Sunday. | The Serb, Bosko Radic, was admitted to his local clinic in the town of Vrhovina, central Croatia, on Sunday. |
| He was suffering from stroke-like symptoms. | He was suffering from stroke-like symptoms. |
| According to local media, after examining him, the overnight doctor said there was nothing wrong, suggesting he return home. | According to local media, after examining him, the overnight doctor said there was nothing wrong, suggesting he return home. |
| The local mayor then intervened, asking for the patient to be referred to a larger hospital. | The local mayor then intervened, asking for the patient to be referred to a larger hospital. |
| Again, the doctor refused, allegedly telling the mayor to "get out", and calling him a "Chetnik" - the name of the World War II Serbian nationalist resistance force, also used to refer to Serb paramilitary groups during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. | Again, the doctor refused, allegedly telling the mayor to "get out", and calling him a "Chetnik" - the name of the World War II Serbian nationalist resistance force, also used to refer to Serb paramilitary groups during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. |
| The patient was eventually taken to a nearby hospital and diagnosed with a stroke. He has now been released. | The patient was eventually taken to a nearby hospital and diagnosed with a stroke. He has now been released. |
| Following a complaint from the mayor, Croatian authorities have launched an official investigation. | Following a complaint from the mayor, Croatian authorities have launched an official investigation. |
| Mr Radic was a Serb who fled Croatia during the war but has since returned. | Mr Radic was a Serb who fled Croatia during the war but has since returned. |
| Many international organisations say they are worried that only around half of the Serbs who left Croatia have gone back, with over 100,000 still displaced. | Many international organisations say they are worried that only around half of the Serbs who left Croatia have gone back, with over 100,000 still displaced. |