PRESIDENT DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT NEW ICTY INDICTMENTS

PULA, Nov 7 (Hina) - President Stjepan Mesic said in Pula on Thursday "there is not one new indictment in Croatia at the moment" and that he knew nothing about alleged indictments against Generals Krsticevic, Korade, and Markac. #L# Mesic visited Pula's Uljanik shipyard and met Istria County prefect Ivan Jakovcic. There are only three indictments from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Mesic said. One suspect is at large, one surrendered to ICTY and is defending himself in freedom, and the third is General Janko Bobetko, he added. The President commended retired admiral Davor Domazet, "who has conducted himself as a honourable officer and will answer every question from the" ICTY. "This proves that he fought for the Croatian state and is implementing Croatian laws as a Croatian citizen," he said. Commenting on General Bobetko's case, Mesic said somebody could not claim they had fought for Croatia yet refuse to act on Croatia's international commitments. In line with the constitutional law on cooperation with the ICTY, every suspect must answer to the Tribunal's questions, he said. It is not brave to hide but it is brave to answer the tribunal's questions, Mesic stated. (hina) ha sb