HOUSE OF REPS VICE PRESIDENT DEFENDS PRIVATIZATION PROCESS

ZAGREB, Nov 16 (Hina) - House of Representatives vice president Vladimir Seks today announced the House would tomorrow discuss the progress of ownership changes and privatization. The discussion would be preceded by reports from Prime Minister Nikica Valentic, his deputy Borislav Skegro and Privatization Fund president Ivan Penic. The Interior and Justice ministers were also expected to present reports. The discussion would focus on the effects of the model used so far in the ownership transformation and privatization process and highlight possible criminal deviations, Seks said. Seks believed some dubious privatization cases were overexaggerated. He added this caused negative public opinion that the whole process was infested with illegalities. Seks expected the parliamentary debate to show the true state of affairs, which was that the number of illegalities related to the privatization process was insignificant. (hina) mm sd vm 161420 MET nov 94