If it is confirmed that there have been contacts between one judge and Slovenia's representatives, "this drastically changes the whole situation. It's shocking and unacceptable to Croatia," Pusic told an extraordinary press conference, saying Croatia "will examine, within its power, if the claims being made in the media are true or false."
Vecernji List daily said today that it was in possession of transcripts showing that a Slovenian judge on the arbitration panel has been agreeing his steps with a representative of the Slovenian government. According to the daily, the arbitral tribunal will award Slovenia a major part of Piran Bay.
Pusic recalled that arbitration judges must act impartially and independently. "We entered the procedure trusting international legal institutions," she said.