ZAGREB, Jan 27(Hina) - Croatian Justice Minister Vesna Skare Ozbolt said in parliament on Tuesday the reason for the dissolution of the Osijek-Baranja County Assembly was the government's decision to that effect and not the rulings of
the Administrative Court which the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional.
ZAGREB, Jan 27(Hina) - Croatian Justice Minister Vesna Skare Ozbolt
said in parliament on Tuesday the reason for the dissolution of the
Osijek-Baranja County Assembly was the government's decision to that
effect and not the rulings of the Administrative Court which the
Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional.#L#
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) deputy Vladimir Sisljagic requested an
explanation as to the real reasons for the dissolution of the Osijek
County Assembly, claiming that Hina "incorrectly and falsely reported
that the unconstitutionality of 12 rulings of the Administrative Court
brought into question the dissolution of the Osijek County Assembly,
as well as the recognition of early county elections, held on 18
January".
"Hina has deluded the public by claiming that the decision of the
Constitutional Court has brought into question the lawfulness of the
early county elections of January 18," Sisljagic said.
Minister Skare Ozbolt confirmed that the county assembly was dissolved
because it had not met for more than three months, prompting the
government in November last year to decide on its dissolution.
A report about the Constitutional Court's ruling issued by Hina on
Monday reads that "considering that the deadline of 30 days for the
Constitutional Court to establish if the elections for the Osijek
County Assembly were in line with the Constitution has still not
expired, there is a possibility to challenge the January 18 elections
because they were preceded by unconstitutional decisions". This would
be the first such case in the history of the Constitutional Court, the
agency's report reads.
(Hina) rml sb