"Some papers in Europe have published the said cartoons to demonstrate solidarity with their colleagues, defending in principle freedom of expression. Regardless of the fact that the motive behind the decision of the Nacional editorial board to publish the cartoons on the weekly's cover was probably the same... we believe that there was no need to add fuel to the flames," the HND said in a statement.
The public throughout the world, including Croatia, has already been informed of the case in detail, the HND said, adding that media rights and freedoms stopped where the inalienable rights and freedoms of others began.