Croatia: Minister Bosnjakovic calls on Head of State Attorney to resign: 'We didn't know he was a Freemason'

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It is unacceptable to be a member of this citizens' association even though it is registered in the law, because acting in such groups is nevertheless concealed by a veil of secrecy. It poses a potential risk to the Attorney General. I talked to Jelenic, we will see in his footsteps. I expect resignation as well. Whether he will act like that is his personal decision, if he doesn't, I think the government will start the case. We want to resolve this quickly. I still think he is a professional person, but this membership potentially holds the risk - said Bosnjaković.

He claimed that the Government did not know about Jelenic's membership in the Masonic Association when he was appointed.

"We did not know that, if we had known the decisions would have been completely different. This is unacceptable to us, but I do not want to say that he made decisions under the influence and reflection of that membership," says the Minister of Justice.

Recall, after the release of information that Jelenic was a member of the Masonic Lodge, he began to question Jelenic's position in that organization in the context of the Nikica Gabric extortion case.

In an interview with N1 this morning, Drazen Jelenic was asked if he had said in a public announcement that the Freemason had harmed the reputation of the institution he headed.

• I do not think so, because I did my job before, during this time and to this day legally and exclusively by law, Jelenic said.

He found that he was not considering resignation at this time and referred to a possible conflict of interest in the context of the extortion case of Nikica Gabric, who is also a member of the Masonic Lodge.

• There was no guessing. I'm not thinking about anything at the moment, I'm just thinking about completing this case legally to the extent that I can influence it. It will be all public if it goes to court, he said.

He also answered the question of why he became a member of the Masonic Lodge.

• My friend asked me, since only distinguished people could become members of the lodge, on one hand it impressed me that someone recognized my expertise and my work. It is an association that is committed to improving the community, the family, he said.

When asked if he thought that because of the mystique and secrecy that accompany the Masons, his credibility could be questioned, he said no because it was a legally established association dealing with legal and legitimate work in Croatia.