POLICE BARGING INTO HOMES OF HDZ OFFICIALS IS UNACCEPTABLE -- HDZ

ZAGREB, May 31 (Hina) - President of the Croatian Democratic Union Ivo Sanader asserted Wednesday a special psychological war was being waged against members of the HDZ. "Barging into the homes of three renowned public officials without an announcement or a warrant to check if they owned any weapons is a vivid example of the unacceptable and anti-constitutional behaviour of the new authorities," Sanader told a news conference, adding the HDZ would alert the international public and the World Veteran Association. Police recently entered the homes of three HDZ officials, generals Janko Bobetko and Ivan Tolj, and Hrvoje Sosic, without prior announcement or warrants, searching for weapons. Sanader called on Prime Minister Ivica Racan to explain his statement given to the Italian press that "the HDZ is under investigation for corruption". The HDZ, Sanader asserted, wants a stable political situation in the country, but does not accept the new government's policy of radicalisation of Croatia's political life. At the news conference HDZ leaders spoke about a number of irregularities committed by the new government, stressing that "people are being ousted from office without explanation, according to affiliation, not (non-)expretise or (in)competence". HDZ parliament party bench president, Vladimir Seks, described the mentioned events as "a very dangerous social state which has the markings of political action against the HDZ". (hina) lml