ZAGREB, Feb 2 (Hina) - The House of Representatives today heard a Report on the work of the State Audit Office in 1995 and the State Auditors' Report for 1994, submitted by Head State Auditor Sima Krasic. After hearing the report,
representatives of the six Party Benches gave their official opinions, all favourable.
ZAGREB, Feb 2 (Hina) - The House of Representatives today heard a
Report on the work of the State Audit Office in 1995 and the State
Auditors' Report for 1994, submitted by Head State Auditor Sima
Krasic.
After hearing the report, representatives of the six Party
Benches gave their official opinions, all favourable. #L#
On behalf of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Bench,
Vladimir Seks noted that the report should have included statements
of officials responsible for violations of the law. The HDZ
insisted that the competent bodies institute proceedings against
those responsible, Seks said.
On behalf of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Bench, Zdravko
Tomac proposed the setting up of a special parliamentary body which
would supervise the functioning of the executive power. According
to Tomac, the reports submitted to the House today raised the issue
of changes in the functioning of state administration.
Istrian Democratic Parliament (IDS) representative Damir Kajin
criticised the establishment for failing to audit the ministries of
defence and internal affairs, as well as big public companies.
"After these reports, the entire administration should be
subjected to close scrutiny," Jozo Rados of the Croatian Social
Liberal Party expostulated.
Speaking on behalf of the Croatian Party of Rights, Ivan
Gabelica said that "the worst was not the fact that abuses occurred
but that no charges had been pressed."
On behalf of the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) Bench, Luka
Trconic advised that the judiciary and financial police should be
especially trained to deal with financial crime.
"The misappropriation of 10 percent of the state budget is
plain ruination - it must be stopped at once," Trconic insisted.
Most of the Members who took the floor during the subsequent
debate agreed that the reports were "satifactory" and "correct".
Several shared their ideas on how to prevent illegal transactions
and misappropriation of budget funds.
Srecko Bijelic (Croatian People's Party) criticised the
Goverment for failing to give its official view on the audit
reports. Stressing that 10 percent of the budget had been
misappropriated and that other fraudulent and illegal transactions
had been committed, Bijelic expressed "surprise" that nobody had
been dragged to court or resigned.
"The report has clearly shown where the stench comes from -
it's now up to the government to clean it all up," SDP Member Mate
Arlovic said.
"We will never know what had been going on in the first three
years after the establishment of independent Croatia. But now, the
State Auditors' report has given the Parliament back its dignity
and its proper role in supervising the government," Vlado Gotovac
(HSLS) concluded.
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