ZAGREB, March 2 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic told reporters Thursday the Government did not discuss a letter sent to Prime Minister Ivica Racan by Ankica Tudjman, expressing her wish for an audit of assets of
the family of former Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. It is Granic's personal standpoint that the Government cannot initiate the proceedings notwithstanding the fact that the issue concerns the family of the late President Tudjman, because it would be "swamped" by such requests. "We must take a principled stance -- the Government cannot be involved in this issue," Granic told reporters. In her letter dated February 23, Mrs. Tudjman said she had been spurred to make this request by false information on the family's wealth and privileges recently published in the media. Mrs. Tudjman said her family wanted to prove that the allegations were not true and that the family's assets had not been
ZAGREB, March 2 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Goran
Granic told reporters Thursday the Government did not discuss a
letter sent to Prime Minister Ivica Racan by Ankica Tudjman,
expressing her wish for an audit of assets of the family of former
Croatian President Franjo Tudjman.
It is Granic's personal standpoint that the Government cannot
initiate the proceedings notwithstanding the fact that the issue
concerns the family of the late President Tudjman, because it would
be "swamped" by such requests.
"We must take a principled stance -- the Government cannot be
involved in this issue," Granic told reporters.
In her letter dated February 23, Mrs. Tudjman said she had been
spurred to make this request by false information on the family's
wealth and privileges recently published in the media. Mrs. Tudjman
said her family wanted to prove that the allegations were not true
and that the family's assets had not been acquired through
privileges or in an illegal way.
Asked how the Government would treat Croatian oil company INA's
request for a correction of the price of oil products, Granic said
the minister of economy would very quickly make a decision.
The request for an increase in prices of oil products was submitted
some two weeks ago by former INA director, Davor Stern, explaining
it with a rise in prices of crude oil in the world market and high
debts to INA in excess of 1.4 billion kuna (about US$179 million).
The company's Supervisory Board on Wednesday dismissed Davor Stern
and appointed Tomislav Dragicevic to the post.
The Economy Ministry is to decide about INA's request within 15
days.
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