ora ▁of ▁Mad agas car <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Z al iv ▁Sc andal ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁sc andal ▁in ▁S FR ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁that ▁began ▁when ▁the ▁summary ▁killing ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Sloven e ▁Home ▁Guard ▁war ▁prisoners ▁by ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Commun ist ▁regime , ▁which ▁occurred ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁was ▁public ly ▁discussed ▁and ▁condem ned ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁sc andal ▁The ▁sc andal ▁followed ▁after ▁the ▁kill ings ▁were ▁condem ned ▁by ▁Ed vard ▁K oc bek ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁Z al iv ; ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁two ▁Sloven e ▁writers ▁from ▁Tri este , ▁Bor is ▁P ah or ▁and ▁Alo j z ▁Reb ula , ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁Italy . ▁The ▁interview ▁was ▁titled ▁Ed vard ▁K oc bek : ▁pri č ev ale c ▁na š ega ▁č asa ▁( Ed vard ▁K oc bek : ▁Wit ness ▁to ▁Our ▁Time ) ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁pre text ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁massive ▁den igration ▁campaign ▁against ▁K oc bek ▁by ▁the ▁state - control led ▁Y ug oslav ▁media . ▁K oc bek , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁constant ▁secret ▁service ▁surve ill ance ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁international