The Trial of Mile Budak was the one-day trial of Mile Budak and a number of other members of the government of the Independent State of Croatia for high treason and war crimes on 6 June 1945 in Zagreb. The trial was held by the Military Court of the 2nd Army of Yugoslavia. Seven of the accused were executed the following day, and another died in prison.
Apprehension
Following the Independent State of Croatia evacuation to Austria, several of the accused were apprehended by the British in their occupation zone in Austria. They were subsequently held at the Spittal detainment camp. On 17 May the British sent Nikola MandiÃÂ, Julije Makanec and Pavao Canki from Spittal to a train headed to Zagreb. They were joined en route by Nikola Steinfel and Mile Budak.
The Indicted
- Mile Budak - Minister of Education (1941), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1943)
- Pavao Canki - Minister of Justice and Religion (1943-1945)
- Julije Makanec - Minister of Education (1943-1945)
- Nikola MandiÃÂ - Prime Minister (1943-1945)
- Ademaga MeÃ
¡ià- Doglavnik
- Lavoslav MiliÃÂ - General
- Bruno Nardelli - Governor
- Juraj Rukavina - UstaÃ
¡a Colonel
- Nikola Steinfel - Minister of the Armed Forces (1944-1945)
- Ivan VidnjeviÃÂ - President of "Mobile Kangaroo Court"
Sentences
Executed 7 June
- Mile Budak
- Pavao Canki
- Julije Makanec
- Nikola MandiÃÂ
- Nikola Steinfel
- Juraj Rukavina
- Ivan VidnjeviÃÂ
Life imprisonment
- Ademaga MeÃ
¡ià(died at Stara GradiÃ
¡ka, 1945)
Twenty years imprisonment
- Lavoslav MiliÃÂ
- Bruno Nardelli
Notes