The Morinj camp (''Logor Morinj'') was a detention facility near

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(then part of

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, later

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) where

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n prisoners of war and civilians were kept by Montenegrin authorities in the

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during the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...

. The age of the incarcerated ranged from 15 to 82. Former captives are organized into the ''Association of Morinj Prisoners''. The camp was opened in autumn of 1991. Approximately 300 people were held here. In 2006 the County Court of Dubrovnik began an investigation of possible war crimes at the camp. Montenegro brought to trial six former

soldiers, who were guards at the camp, for war crimes. On May 15, 2010 the court brought down its ruling, finding all six men guilty and delivering prison sentences between one and a half to four years. A documentary film about the camp was made by Montenegrin author Marko Stojanović.:.. Liberalna Partija Crne Gore :
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{{Croatian War of Independence Croatian War of Independence 1990s establishments in Montenegro Yugoslav Wars internment camps