HND TO SUE FOR THREATS MADE AGAINST REPORTERS IN FUTURE

ZAGREB, Sept 27 (Hina) - An open letter was forwarded on Monday from the Croatian Journalists' Society (HND) to the President of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP), Anto Djapic, in which this society responds to Djapic's words uttered during Saturday's HSP convention. The letter signed by the HND President, Jagoda Vukusic, warns Djapic that in the future this society will press charges for every verbal threat directed against journalists, as the Constitution provides for the security of journalists at work. One does not deny your right not to agree with what and how reporters write about you and your party, but the HND warns you publicly that an attack you launched against reporters during the September 25 convention of your party, behind the security of the speaker's stand and immunity of an MP is at least an irresponsible act and does not befit the duty you are carrying out, read the letter for Djapic. Vukusic recalls that on that occasion Djapic lashed reporters unequivocally threatening verbally. "Tell them not to be so free when they write about you, as you are running out of patience and you can tolerate it no longer" Djapic said to his party's members at the convention according to the HND letter. Recalling a series of verbal and physical attacks against reporters, the HND added that journalists also are losing patience. They tell Djapic and the alike to pay more attention on their words which they use at the speaker's platform and stop blaming reporters for their problems as there are too many those whom such words can serve as a signal for action. (hina) ms