Speaking to reporters in the parliament building on Friday, Djapic said that the HSP, the HDZ and Glavas's HDSSB party had previously agreed on conclusions presented by Parliament Speaker Vladimir Seks in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday on whether Glavas should be stripped of immunity also on the grounds of the gravity of the crimes he is suspected of.
Djapic said that if it changed its position, the HDZ would show that its position was similar to those of the People's Party (HNS), the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS), which he said would be legitimate, but in that case the HDZ would have no reason to "convene generals ".
Djapic went on to say that by changing its position the HDZ would accept full responsibility for Glavas's possible death in detention and that the HSP did not want to bear responsibility for that.
"I agree that this is a watershed event in Croatian politics, it was clear during the debate on Glavas's immunity that there were two blocs, but the HDZ got scared and gave up," Djapic said, dismissing claims that Seks spoke in parliament without the knowledge of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.
He said that parliament was exposed to great media pressure.
Commenting on speculation that the HDZ had changed its position for a second time due to pressure from the international community, Djapic said: "They should state openly what they mean by pressure, is anyone pulling their nails out, or telling them that Croatia will not be admitted to the EU in 2013 but in 2056, or what?"
Underlining the importance of parliamentary autonomy, Djapic said that the HDZ's abandoning its position in this case would mean that the parliament's sovereignty was at the lowest possible level.