Edited sentence: Croat politicians who worked with Franjo Tuđman such as counselors Dušan Bilandžić and Hrvoje Šarinić, and former prime minister of Croatia Stjepan Mesić have confirmed the story.Furthermore, American and British politicians such as US ambassador to Yugoslavia Warren Zimmermann,  ambassador  Herbert Okun, US veteran diplomat and lord Paddy Ashdown also confirmed the story.Many other high-ranking Croatian politicians also testified in ICTY confirming the story, such as former prime minister of SFRY Ante Marković