ZAGREB, March 5 (Hina) - Libra's bench criticised on Wednesday the speech Tonci Tadic of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) made in parliament yesterday, describing it as a scandalous outburst of hatred and threats that was
inappropriate for politics. The party expects a harsh reaction from Sabor president Zlatko Tomcic.
ZAGREB, March 5 (Hina) - Libra's bench criticised on Wednesday the
speech Tonci Tadic of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) made in
parliament yesterday, describing it as a scandalous outburst of
hatred and threats that was inappropriate for politics. The party
expects a harsh reaction from Sabor president Zlatko Tomcic. #L#
Addressing parliament's economy committee on Tuesday, Tadic said
that everything the government, and especially Prime Minister
Goran Granic and Assistant Economy Minister Roman Nota, had done
concerning the Slovene co-owned Krsko nuclear power plant "may be
described as collaboration".
"If we were in power we would put you on trial. It's sheer luck we're
not at war because you know how collaborationists would fare," the
HSP MP told Nota.
Such statements exceed all that is allowed in debate and political
activity, Libra vice president Zrinjka Glovacki-Bernardi told a
news conference today.
"In parliament we have witnessed physical assaults, nationalist
and sexist statements, but yesterday was the first time that
execution was called for."
She welcomed the passing of a law that would regulate the conduct of
MPs besides the code.
Libra whip Ivo Skrabalo said Tadic's statement reflected a complete
lack of political culture with regard to those who think
differently and a democratically elected government. Claims about
collaboration might also harm relations with Slovenia, he said.
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