"I believe that the Council had a lot to discuss because in our first investigation (into the case of reporter Helena Puljiz) we did not have all relevant information," Cvrtila told reporters in the parliament.
Cvrtila sent his decision to Sabor Speaker Vladimir Seks and the chairman of the parliamentary committee on home affairs and national security, Ivan Jarnjak. He said that he made the decision last Thursday, when most council members refused his request to continue investigating the Puljiz case.
Asked to comment on speculation that President Stjepan Mesic had been placed under the surveillance of the POA, Cvrtila said he had never encountered such a case in his work.
That is something that does not happen in democratic countries, where intelligence services are held accountable for the least "sins", including cases when lower-ranking state officials are placed under surveillance, he said.
"As regards the latest intelligence scandal, it should be established who gave the order to place President Mesic under surveillance and how that was done."