Two civil society associations -- the Green Action and "Srdj is Ours" initiative -- and the Croatian Architects' Association (UHA) on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Environment Protection Ministry with the Split Administrative Court over the ministry's assessment that the project of a golf resort on Srdj Hill overlooking Dubrovnik is acceptable in terms of environment protection.
Some representatives of the petitioners told the press outside the Split court that they would prove before the court that "excessive development on Srdj Plateau, planned in the project" was contrary to the law.
The anti-golf activists insist that this is about the manipulation of the public and that the greenlight given by the ministry was a result of the misinterpretation of the "notorious" legislation on golf courses in Croatia.
They fear that building a gold course and other facilities, including holiday homes on Srdj would be an attack on the most valuable space in Croatia and "inadmissible trading" with the health of Dubrovnik residents.
