Ceremony Commemorates Post-WWII Victims

Kočevje, 1 June - A traditional remembrance ceremony was held on Sunday at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog where the bodies of victims of Communist executions were buried at the end of WWII. Justin Stanovnik, the keynote speaker, stressed that those responsible need to confess their crimes so that they can be freed from their guilt.

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
SDS deputies Joze Tanko and Branko Grims
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Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk (right) and Parliament Speaker France Cukjati
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk (right) and Parliament Speaker France Cukjati
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk and Parliament Speaker France Cukjati
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk (right) and Parliament Speaker France Cukjati (left)
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk and Parliament Speaker France Cukjati
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Novo mesto Bishop Andrej Glavan
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Novo mesto Bishop Andrej Glavan
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
Novo mesto Bishop Andrej Glavan takes over as diocesan administrator of the archdiocese of Ljubljana after Anton Stres steps down over a financial scandal.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Novo mesto Bishop Andrej Glavan
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Kocevski Rog
A traditional remembrance ceremony at the site of a mass grave in Kocevski Rog.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

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