DISPLACED PEOPLE ASK OMBUDSMAN KLARIC TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS

OSIJEK, Oct 13 (Hina) - The Osijek-Baranja County displaced persons association decided on Monday to forward a letter to Croatia's ombudsman Ante Klaric which points out that it is necessary to protect constitutional rights of the Croatian displaced. The association was prompted to such a step by Klaric's initiative to judge whether some provisions of the law on the temporary take-over and management of specific property were in compliance with the Croatian Constitution. Following Klaric's initiative, the Constitutional Court annulled the law provisions under which Serb refugees had not been able to move into their own houses temporarily accommodating Croat refugees. During Monday's discussion in Osijek, the displaced said that Klaric's act protected the rights of Serb refugees', and asked the ombudsman to protect equally the constitutional rights of all Croatian citizens. The exiled Croats asked to be enabled to return to their homes as well. The displaced will also request the UN Transitional Administration in the Croatian Danube area (UNTAES) to enable them to visit all cemeteries in the area on All Saints' Day (November 1). (hina) jn mš 132208 MET oct 97