ZAGREB, Nov 19 (Hina) - The Croatian Disabled War Veterans' Association (HVIDRA) on Wednesday called on its members and other veterans and citizens to vote for opposition parties in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, saying it
was disappointed with the treatment of war veterans by the Ministry for Veterans' Affairs and the government as a whole.
ZAGREB, Nov 19 (Hina) - The Croatian Disabled War Veterans'
Association (HVIDRA) on Wednesday called on its members and other
veterans and citizens to vote for opposition parties in the
forthcoming parliamentary elections, saying it was disappointed
with the treatment of war veterans by the Ministry for Veterans'
Affairs and the government as a whole. #L#
Asked at a news conference which opposition parties the HVIDRA
membership would vote for, HVIDRA acting chairman Vinko Brkan
avoided a direct answer, saying that the organisation's members
knew the answer.
Asked what would happen if the opposition failed to come to power,
Brkan said that in that case HVIDRA would resort to various forms of
protest and civil disobedience.
Brkan announced that his organisation would bring a lawsuit against
Veterans' Affairs Minister Ivica Pancic and other relevant
officials for violating provisions of the Law on the Rights of War
Veterans and the Constitution.
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