DJAPIC: I DID NOT CALL FOR COUP D'ETAT

VOJNIC, Sept 7 (Hina) - The Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) will do all it can so that you can stay here and it will make efforts to improve the living conditions and prevent the emigration of Bosnian Croat refugees from Croatia, HSP president Anto Djapic told a panel in Vojnic near Karlovac. Speaking about the political situation in the country and Croatia's relations with the Hague Tribunal, Djapic said the Tribunal had become a means of political pressure on Croatia and requested that the ruling party and the Opposition Six take a clear stand on the Tribunal's requests. Commenting on a statement by the coordinator for the Opposition Six, Vlado Gotovac, that there is a possibility that an indictment may be issued against Djapic because he called on the Croatian Army to protect Croatia's interests, that is, to carry out a coup d'etat, Djapic said he was ready to defend the veracity of his statements before Croatian courts. When I said that the Croatian Army had to respond, should Croatian army generals be extradited to the Hague Tribunal, I meant that the Croatian Army Supreme Commander and President of the State, Franjo Tudjman, had to respond. I did not call on the Croatian Army to carry out a coup d'etat, as is being ascribed to me by Mr Gotovac. I requested that the Croatian Army and its supreme commander protect the interests of Croatia and the Croat people, Djapic said. (hina) rml