'RULING OLIGARCHY IS NOT LISTENING TO VOICE OF PEOPLE'- HEADQUARTERS

SPLIT, Feb 16 (Hina) - Friday's parliamentary debate has shown too that the "entire ruling oligarchy is not listening to the voice of the people," representatives of the Chief Headquarters for the Protection of the Dignity of the Homeland War told reporters in Split today. According to the association's president Mirko Condic, the parliament has not adopted any of the demands "of the Croat people (presented) at the magnificent historic meeting in Split," and the headquarters rejects conclusions on the current political situation adopted by parliament today. The conclusions are hypocritical and use formulations which label all those opposing them the potential enemies of the constitutional and legal order, which sends a signal for state terror against one's own citizens, Condic said. The best proof of what the parliament really thinks about respect for the Homeland War and the Declaration on the Homeland War is its refusal to punish Vesna Pusic for her anti-national and anti-state claims, Condic said. During yesterday's parliamentary debate, Croatian People's Party president Vesna Pusic said that "the HDZ government led an aggressive war in Bosnia and Herzegovina," which elicited a stormy reaction from the formerly ruling and currently strongest opposition party, which demanded that she apologise. The request was turned down by parliament today. The headquarters will therefore, together with all Croatian forces, continue its activities aimed at stopping the prosecution of soldiers until a law resolving the source of division and permanent instability in society is adopted, Condic said. He dismissed claims that war veterans were being manipulated by the HDZ and called on "the entire Croat people to continue the struggle within the constitutional framework and democratic principles." Asked about the association's next moves, Condic said the public would be informed about them on time. (hina) rml