Given the gravity of the charges and the way it was initially handled, the Lora case was viewed as a test of the Croatian judiciary's ability to conduct its own war crimes trials.
Imajući u vidu težinu optužbi i način na kojeg je u početku vođeno suđenje, slučaj Lora smatran je testom sposobnosti hrvatskog pravosuđa za samostalno procesuiranje ratnih zločina.