SARINIC'S STATEMENT FOLLOWING TESTIMONY TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE ( Editorial: --> 7800 ) ZAGREB, Oct 12 (Hina) - "It was all fair, Committee President Ivan Milas presided in the most professional and high quality way, but please don't ask me about the actual content, there will be time for that", the recently resigned Presidential Chief-of-staff Hrvoje Sarinic said on Monday. Sarinic was summoned to give evidence to the Croatian Sabor's (Parliament) Lower House Committee for Internal Affairs and National Security regarding recent allegations about intelligence services. The committee continued its session behind doors to consider evidence presented by Sarinic and presidential advisor Franjo Greguric about the alleged political misuse of intelligence- security services. "I told them everything I knew and there is nothing left 'in this big bag'", said Sarinic responding to a question whether he presented the Committee with evidence to support his claims. Asked to comment Defence Minister Andrija Hebrang's resignation, Sarinic stated that "this was a moral act by a moral man". "I have said that he (Hebrang) is a great friend of mine, and I have always valued him. I believe that the reasons why he submitted (the resignation) and made this move are highly moral, as he is himself" Sarinic told journalists who were waiting outside the Croatian Sabor building. (Hina) sp jn/ha 121737 MET oct 98