ZAGREB, Oct 28 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Tuesday afternoon that he would meet the leaders of parliamentary opposition parties in the next two to three days to inform them about the government's actions and
views regarding the international war crimes tribunal's indictment against retired Croatian General Janko Bobetko.
ZAGREB, Oct 28 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on
Tuesday afternoon that he would meet the leaders of parliamentary
opposition parties in the next two to three days to inform them
about the government's actions and views regarding the
international war crimes tribunal's indictment against retired
Croatian General Janko Bobetko. #L#
Asked about his expectations, Racan said he would urge restraint
from politicisation and more responsibility with regards to the
indictment and events around Bobetko's home.
"General Bobetko is not in danger from the government," Racan said,
adding that the general was not safe with people surrounding him.
There should be less politics which jeopardises both national
interests and a man with a health condition as General Bobetko's,
Racan said after a meeting of the five ruling parties.
He reiterated that the government would continue acting
responsibly and expressed conviction that Croatia, as a law-based
state, would not tolerate illegal conduct.
Asked whether the ruling parties discussed the fact that some
people were gathering in front of General Bobetko's house, claiming
they would protect it, Racan said that such threats harmed
Croatia.
"First one fabricates an enemy -- the government -- and then defends
oneself from that non-existent enemy," Racan said, adding that this
was proof of a worrisome political manipulation of the Bobetko
case.
Bobetko is not under threat, Racan said, adding that the law-based
state should take action against people behaving in such a way.
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