ZORIC REJECTS SDA ACCUSATIONS OF ELECTION ENGINEERING

ZAGREB, Aug 30 (Hina) - The head of the national coordination committee for the preparation and conduct of elections for Bosnian citizens in Croatia, Damir Zoric, on Friday rejected objections by the Croatian branch of the Bosnian Moslem-led Democratic Action Party (SDA) to the work of his committee. The SDA issued a statement on Friday accusing the committee of "election engineering." "There's not a shred of evidence of any oversight on our part. When someone makes such allegations then they should furnish concrete evidence," Zoric told Hina in an interview. "The national committee has detailed documentation which is available to anyone," Zoric said, recalling that the mission of the OSCE representative in Croatia had confirmed on several occasions that the committee worked in accordance with rules. As for the objections to the rules, they were "directed to the wrong address." "We didn't make the rules," he stressed. "Those who are accusing us of election engineering or exerting pressure have never documented or reported any such case," Zoric said. (hina) vm jn 301745 MET aug 96