ZAGREB, Oct 19 (Hina) - The Croatian National parliament house of counties on Tuesday endorsed the final bill on Public gathering which determines locations where peaceful protests and rallies are or are not allowed to be held. The
ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party bench did not support criticism and amendments motioned by representatives of the Opposition. The Bill forbids the organisation of rallies in the vicinity of hospitals, kindergartens and primary schools, cultural monuments of zero category, national parks and nature reserves, as well as highways and intrastate roads. Zvonimir Sabati of the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) bench held that the bill was restrictive as it did not protect the freedom of gathering guaranteed by the Constitution. Sabati was exceptionally critical towards the provision forbidding the organisation of public gathering on highways and intrastate roads, say
ZAGREB, Oct 19 (Hina) - The Croatian National parliament house of
counties on Tuesday endorsed the final bill on Public gathering
which determines locations where peaceful protests and rallies are
or are not allowed to be held.
The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party bench did not
support criticism and amendments motioned by representatives of
the Opposition.
The Bill forbids the organisation of rallies in the vicinity of
hospitals, kindergartens and primary schools, cultural monuments
of zero category, national parks and nature reserves, as well as
highways and intrastate roads.
Zvonimir Sabati of the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) bench held
that the bill was restrictive as it did not protect the freedom of
gathering guaranteed by the Constitution. Sabati was exceptionally
critical towards the provision forbidding the organisation of
public gathering on highways and intrastate roads, saying this was
aimed at preventing the protests of peasants.
Opposition party benches also held as impermissible the
possibility of the Interior Minister to forbid gathering without
justification, and stressed the need for a more precise definition
of the provision about forbidding public gathering near cultural
monuments of zero category.
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