ZAGREB, March 26 (Hina) - I believe that the police will do their part of the work professionally, and find the people who ordered mob showdowns and bring them before justice, Croatian President Stipe Mesic told the Croatian Radio's
show Monday. The Mafia duels and bombings are harming the Croatia we wish to make safe for foreign investments and tourists, Mesic said. He added there were indications about connections between the mob and the government, and stressed that the soon to be established Office for Fighting Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK) ought to have maximal law-based competence, as this is the only way to stop an escalation of violence. Asked why he pardoned five Serbs convicted in Croatia for war crimes, Mesic said they served most of their sentences and these are elderly persons who have met conditions to be released. They will be released as a sign of good will, since there are still Croatian citizens in
ZAGREB, March 26 (Hina) - I believe that the police will do their
part of the work professionally, and find the people who ordered mob
showdowns and bring them before justice, Croatian President Stipe
Mesic told the Croatian Radio's show Monday.
The Mafia duels and bombings are harming the Croatia we wish to make
safe for foreign investments and tourists, Mesic said. He added
there were indications about connections between the mob and the
government, and stressed that the soon to be established Office for
Fighting Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK) ought to have
maximal law-based competence, as this is the only way to stop an
escalation of violence.
Asked why he pardoned five Serbs convicted in Croatia for war
crimes, Mesic said they served most of their sentences and these are
elderly persons who have met conditions to be released.
They will be released as a sign of good will, since there are still
Croatian citizens in Serbian prisons convicted of espionage, who we
wish to return to Croatia.
Mesic said there is a possibility of him soon holding talks with
Macedonian senior officials, and that the suggestion for his
involvement in a mediation mission to solve conflicts between
Albanian insurgents and Macedonian troops arrived from the
Albanian side and the international community.
(hina) lml sb