AMNESTY INT DISSATISFIED WITH CRO INTERIOR MINISTRY RESPONSE

( Editorial: --> 1982 ) ZAGREB, Aug 5 (Hina) - Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday responded to a Croatian Interior Ministry statement issued yesterday in relation to crimes committed after the Storm liberation action in 1995. AI said in a statement it did not want generalised statements but specific information on specific cases. Statistics and unclear statements given by the Croatian Interior Ministry are according to the AI statements without meaning which are unacceptable as a response from Croatian authorities. What we want is specific information on the specific cases we mentioned, the AI said. Yesterday, the AI issued a statement on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Storm operation, claiming that hundreds of not- investigated and unpunished crimes had been committed in the liberated areas. Today the AI claimed the Croatian Interior Ministry's response to AI's statement rejected AI's statistics and report. The AI seeks that Croatia issue a clear report on issues of alleged crimes committed in the wake of Storm. (hina) ha 052147 MET aug 98