ZAGREB, July 13 (Hina) - By the majority of the vote, the Croatian parliament on Friday adopted a law which discontinues the Financial police and in line with a state administration rationalisation process, its duties will be passed
on other Finance Ministry bodies. The agenda included a draft decision on parliament's performance principle which suggests that a discussion on relations between Croatia and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) regarding two Hague indictments, be held at a closed-door session. The HSP/HKDU (the Croatian Party of Rights/the Christian Democratic Union) parliamentary bench harshly opposed the decision. HSP president Anto Dapic said this was an important issue adding it was unacceptable that the discussion be held away from a public eye. He said HSP and HKDU members would not attend the session unless it was public. Damir Kajin of the
ZAGREB, July 13 (Hina) - By the majority of the vote, the Croatian
parliament on Friday adopted a law which discontinues the Financial
police and in line with a state administration rationalisation
process, its duties will be passed on other Finance Ministry
bodies.
The agenda included a draft decision on parliament's performance
principle which suggests that a discussion on relations between
Croatia and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia (ICTY) regarding two Hague indictments, be held at a
closed-door session.
The HSP/HKDU (the Croatian Party of Rights/the Christian
Democratic Union) parliamentary bench harshly opposed the
decision. HSP president Anto Dapic said this was an important issue
adding it was unacceptable that the discussion be held away from a
public eye. He said HSP and HKDU members would not attend the
session unless it was public.
Damir Kajin of the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) says there is
no reason for secrecy considering that Prime Minister Ivica Racan
had already read a letter of complaints regarding the Hague
indictments to the ruling coalition heads.
"I am under the impression that the public wants an open-door
discussion,", Kajin said and added the issue would be publicly
discussed at Sunday's session on vote on confidence in the
government.
Parliament spokesman Zlatko Tomcic stressed some MPs may reveal
some facts at Friday's session which, under the Constitutional law
on cooperation with the ICTY and its rules, must not be publicly
revealed.
The parliament will later decide whether the session will be held
behind closed doors. This morning's session was continued by voting
on bills that were taken into consideration on Thursday.
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