MESIC: I AM SATISFIED WITH MINISTER LUCIN'S WORK

ZAGREB, May 18 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday dismissed claims from 'Globus' daily saying he was dissatisfied with the work of Interior Minister Sime Lucin. "I am satisfied with Sime Lucin, but I am not satisfied with the article which was published in 'Globus', because I have never said that I am dissatisfied with Sime Lucin's work and that he is to be blamed. What I did say, and what, for unknown reasons, has not been published, was that the State Attorney's Office was the 'bottleneck'," Mesic said. "The police and the Interior Ministry are doing their part of the job, whereas the State Attorney's Office is the bottleneck due to which all these scandals which are present in the media on a daily basis are not resolved and processed," Mesic said. According to Mesic, Minister Lucin is not part of the problem, because he is doing his best, "however, he cannot do anything if there is a bottleneck and if things are not being processed." Asked whether Lucin would resign, Mesic answered with a question "Why should he resign", adding resignations should be tendered by some other officials. (hina) rml