GREGURIC GIVES STATEMENT FOLLOWING TESTIMONY BEFORE INTERIOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ( Editorial: --> 7751 ) ZAGREB, Oct 12 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman's advisor Franjo Greguric on Monday testified before the Lower House Committee for Internal Affairs and National Security on the alleged political misuse of intelligence services. The Committee is discussing behind closed doors accusations made in different interviews by Greguric and the Presidential Chief-of- Staff Hrvoje Sarinic. Upon leaving the hall where the session is taking place, Greguric said: "We have discussed one part of the documents which are connected with my statements and now it is up to the competent services to give their opinion. Do not expect that I control any state institutions which can confirm my claims. There are services that exist for this purpose". Greguric said that his testimony should actually be called a hearing (interrogation?), since along with the Committee members other MPs who attended the session utilised the opportunity to pose questions. He added that his testimony was over for today. Greguric was the first of the four summonsed officials to testify. (hina) rml/sp 121640 MET oct 98