BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3272 HINA ZAGREB, MAY 23

HR-justice BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3272 HINA ZAGREB, MAY 23 MINISTER SEPAROVIC: WE SHOULD PERSIST IN INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY ZAGREB, May 23 (Hina) - I want to see prompt and effective trial in a court room, during which the judge must have the full control over the situation, and precondition for this is the revision of the laws and acts which are now in effect, said Croatia's Justice Minister Zvonimir Separovic during Saturday's meeting with presidents of County Courts. Commenting on the promptness of courts, on white-collar crime and on measures aimed to improve the unsatisfactory situation in Croatia's judiciary, Minister Separovic said Croatia had skilled judges but all should further insist on the independence, ethics and law-abiding characteristic of the judges. We are now faced with pressure to discontinue processes in Osijek, Vukovar and other war-affected towns, Separovic told judges during the meeting in Zagreb. But, if there is evidence that a serious war crime