ZAGREB, Dec 1, 2020 – MP Nino Raspudic (Bridge) said on Tuesday the latest anti-COVID measures were “grotesque and contradictory” because they were not based in science and reason, adding that they “won’t pass.”
He said Bridge would agree to even stricter measures if they were based on science and reason. He said people were confused and mistrusting, and that those in power believed that what they would impose on the rest of Croatia did not apply to them.
“When it’s good, you take the credit, and now that you have messed up, you’d like us all to share the responsibility and the blame. It won’t pass,” Raspudic said, calling for a two-thirds parliamentary majority for the adoption of measures which restricted constitutional rights.
Marin Lerotic (IDS) said the latest measures were rushed and illogical. He took issue with the fact that the regional approach in applying the measures was abandoned.
“Especially irritating are threats against citizens and calls on neighbours to inform on each other. The government and the COVID response team have shown by example what selfish and irresponsible behaviour means, and now they are hypocritically pointing the finger at citizens,” he said.
Hrvoje Zekanovic (Croatian Sovereignists) called on the government to cut by HRK 4,000 the salaries of the 15,000 people who lived off politics and had salaries of HRK 15,000 in solidarity with the businesses that have been closed for the next three weeks due to COVID. “I’m referring to members of the Croatian parliament too.”
