NEW MANAGEMENT OF 'RH ALAN' COMPANY APPOINTED

ZAGREB, June 1 (Hina) - The assembly of the Zagreb-based company 'RH Alan d.o.o.' at a session on May 25 accepted a proposal regarding the replacement of the company's director Vladimir Zagorec and appointed Antun Persin new director, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. In line with a decision adopted by the Croatian Government on May 18, the new management will, in cooperation with the ministries of economy and defence, propose and carry out a plan of liquidation of the company and suggest to the Government to establish an agency for equipment for special purposes, the statement said. The RH Alan assembly consists of Defence Minister Jozo Rados (the assembly's president), Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac, and Interior Minister Sime Lucin. A recent parliamentary debate on a State Audit report on the operation of RH Alan in the period between 1997 and 1999 pointed to a series of irregularities and illegal activities in the company, which was registered as a company for the production of equipment for special purposes. According to the State Audit report, the company was involved in many activities for which it was not authorised, such as the purchase of a 'challenger' plane, which was used by the former Croatian president Franjo Tudjman, and the payment of fees for attorneys defending Croats on trial at the Hague war crimes tribunal. (hina) mm rml