THREE MINORITY MP's RESIGN COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

ZAGREB, Nov 12 (Hina) - Three independent ethnic minority MP's have resigned their committee membership posts in the House of Representatives in the Croatian National Sabor. Jegovan Starek, Furio Radin and Sandor Jakab told a press conference on Thursday that they had made their decision as an act of solidarity for the six opposition leaders, and as an act of dissatisfaction that no vital minority laws have been passed. All three were members of the Human Rights and Minorities Rights; the Judiciary; Education, Science and Culture committees. They warned that some ethnic minority associations have still not received promised grants. Jakab announced that he had withdrawed from the Croatian Radio Television (HRT) Supervisory Council due to his dissatisfaction with "Prizma", an ethnic minority programme, and HRT's incapability to broadcast a programme which minorities deserve. All three minority MP's announced that their resignations are not irrevocable, and that if their demands are met and a new situation is created in the Sabor, that they are prepared to take part in the Sabors work bodies. (Hina) ab/jnl sp