The activists announced other forms of protest in the coming period, calling on relevant institutions to clarify the matter in legal terms.
The Chief State Prosecutor's Office and a Culture Ministry expert group have established that a permit issued by Zagreb's monument conservation agency enabling this private investor to expand the planned construction site was incorrect and unlawful, activist Tomislav Tomasevic said at a news conference today.
Yesterday, this finding was viewed by activists as the first victory in their three-and-a-half-year campaign.
The permit paved the way for changes of the spatial plan, and activists now insist on their revocation.
HOTO Group, a private company owned by Tomislav Horvatincic, is building a residential and business complex, including the underground car park, in Cvjetni Trg and Varsavska Street. The project has sparked public protests. Green Action and the Right to a City have been organising protests in the square and nearby Varsavska street against the construction of an entrance to the underground garage in that pedestrian zone.