ZAGREB RALLY INCIDENT ZAGREB, May 10 (Hina) - The organiser of a Zagreb rally of Sunday, which resulted in three injured and 13 apprehended persons, on Monday issued a statement on behalf of several non-government organisations
complaining of police behaviour during an incident which occurred during the rally. The rally, organised by a committee advocating that Croatian Greats Square be given its former name, the Fascism Victims Square, resulted in a clash among individuals from the committee and from the New Croatian Right Wing. Three persons suffered light injuries. In the statement, the organiser said several non-government organisations demand that the interior minister carry out an immediate investigation into and criminal persecution of "policemen who took part in the violence and police officials in charge of security" at the rally. "Unless the culprits are found in the near future, we demand that the Prime Mi
ZAGREB, May 10 (Hina) - The organiser of a Zagreb rally of Sunday,
which resulted in three injured and 13 apprehended persons, on
Monday issued a statement on behalf of several non-government
organisations complaining of police behaviour during an incident
which occurred during the rally.
The rally, organised by a committee advocating that Croatian Greats
Square be given its former name, the Fascism Victims Square,
resulted in a clash among individuals from the committee and from
the New Croatian Right Wing. Three persons suffered light
injuries.
In the statement, the organiser said several non-government
organisations demand that the interior minister carry out an
immediate investigation into and criminal persecution of
"policemen who took part in the violence and police officials in
charge of security" at the rally.
"Unless the culprits are found in the near future, we demand that
the Prime Minister recall the Minister of the Interior," read the
statement.
Earlier today, the Zagreb police reported it arrested 13 persons
who took part in the riots, and that it used no force.
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