ZAGREB, Sept 24 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said onFriday that he was not informed in advance about Thursday's policeoperation in which three helpers of general Ante Gotovina werearrested.
ZAGREB, Sept 24 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said on
Friday that he was not informed in advance about Thursday's police operation in
which three helpers of general Ante Gotovina were arrested."I found out about the operation the same way all other citizens did,
through television," Mesic told reporters.
He stressed he always advocated the rule of law. "Institutions are
functioning and everybody must justify their actions," Mesic told reporters in
parliament where he signed the book of condolence to former MP and founder of
the Croatian People's Party Srecko Bjelic.