PRESIDENT TUDJMAN'S PARDONS

ZAGREB, Nov. 12 (Hina) - At the proposal by the Amnesty Committee, the Croatian President Dr.Franjo Tudjman issued pardons on Nov 11 for prison sentences of a number of persons of Serbian nationality who had been charged for preparing armed rebellion against the Republic of Croatia, but did not commit murders, a President's Office release says. By this act of mercy President Croatian President took into consideration the amnesty requests those persons had sent to him from Belgrade in which they had shown loyalty to the Republic of Croatia where they want to live together with their families and which they consider as their country, the release said. (End) 121444 MET nov 93