ZAGREB, Feb 1 (Hina) - "I most strongly want to refute presidential candidate Stipe Mesic's statements that I am behind the disclosing to the media of part of the material relative to former collaborators of secret services," HDZ's
Ivica Pasalic said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference he called in Zagreb, the former president of the republic adviser on internal affairs said he wanted to protect his dignity and eliminate any connection with allegations on Mesic being made in the media. Mesic told reporters on Saturday that Pasalic, the vice president of the formerly ruling HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union), was behind allegations that Mesic was a collaborator of UDBA, a former Yugoslav secret service. Pasalic said today that unless Mesic stopped making such allegations, he would request legal protection. Asked whom he would support in the February 7 presidential run-off, Pasalic said he
ZAGREB, Feb 1 (Hina) - "I most strongly want to refute presidential
candidate Stipe Mesic's statements that I am behind the disclosing
to the media of part of the material relative to former
collaborators of secret services," HDZ's Ivica Pasalic said on
Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference he called in Zagreb, the former
president of the republic adviser on internal affairs said he
wanted to protect his dignity and eliminate any connection with
allegations on Mesic being made in the media.
Mesic told reporters on Saturday that Pasalic, the vice president
of the formerly ruling HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union), was behind
allegations that Mesic was a collaborator of UDBA, a former
Yugoslav secret service.
Pasalic said today that unless Mesic stopped making such
allegations, he would request legal protection.
Asked whom he would support in the February 7 presidential run-off,
Pasalic said he would give it serious thought, but added Mesic's
victory would not hurt the HDZ.
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