Grbin Says He Feels Stupid Because of SDP Member Suspected of Faking Threats

Grbin was responding to reporters who asked if Kovač would be punished by the party or even ousted after being arrested yesterday on suspicion of having staged death threats.

Grbin said he expected to have an answer in five to six days, adding that anyone who committed a crime must be held to account, regardless of which party they were from.

Asked if he felt deceived because he comforted a teary-eyed Kovač in front of the cameras over threats which Kovač allegedly made up, Grbin said he would do it again if a colleague told him that they were being threatened and if the police took the threats seriously enough to give them protection.

“A threat in politics is not allowed because it’s not just a threat against a person, but is also a threat against the rule of law.”

He said that if the charges against Kovač proved to be true, the colleagues who had been threatened for real would be brought in a “very unfavourable position because tomorrow everyone will question if the threat is real… making their life and work difficult.”

Grbin said if Kovač was indeed guilty, “that’s totally inappropriate.” He added that he did not feel deceived. “But stupid? Certainly.”

Reporters also asked him about Matija Posavec, who resigned as Međimurje County head today after admitting to bribe-taking. Posavec won a seat in parliament on the SDP slate and could now activate his term.

Grbin said a corrupt person who admitted to bribe-taking had no place in politics, including in the SDP and its parliamentary group.

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