ZAGREB, Jan 4 (Hina) - Parliamentary elections in Croatia passed in complete order, peace and security, in line with democratic achievements. There were no cases of violations of public peace and order, Assistant Interior Minister
Josko Moric told a news conference Wednesday. "During the elections and electoral campaign only the expected cases of violation of public peace and order had been registered, which, from a security aspect, are negligible," he added. There were no complaints about the work of police and Interior Ministry officials, and the only complaint, made by the GONG observers' association, was ascertained as unfounded, Moric said. During the voting process five light bodily assaults on members of electoral committees were registered, as well as nine cases of public disturbances by intoxicated persons. In Split a citizen, suffering from coronary disease, got ill at a polling station and d
ZAGREB, Jan 4 (Hina) - Parliamentary elections in Croatia passed in
complete order, peace and security, in line with democratic
achievements. There were no cases of violations of public peace and
order, Assistant Interior Minister Josko Moric told a news
conference Wednesday.
"During the elections and electoral campaign only the expected
cases of violation of public peace and order had been registered,
which, from a security aspect, are negligible," he added.
There were no complaints about the work of police and Interior
Ministry officials, and the only complaint, made by the GONG
observers' association, was ascertained as unfounded, Moric said.
During the voting process five light bodily assaults on members of
electoral committees were registered, as well as nine cases of
public disturbances by intoxicated persons.
In Split a citizen, suffering from coronary disease, got ill at a
polling station and died in hospital, Moric said.
During the electoral campaign police secured four party
presidents: Ivica Racan, Drazen Budisa, Vlado Gotovac and Radimir
Cacic.
Police also registered several written and telephone threats to
electoral candidates and several anonymous bomb threats during
electoral rallies.
Interior Ministry officials are now preparing for the forthcoming
presidential elections.
Although announced, interior Minister Ivan Penic did not arrive at
the news conference because, as the Ministry's spokesman Slavko
Rako said, he was at negotiations with a delegation of a German
provincial interior ministry which is officially visiting
Croatia.
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