{"id":5414,"date":"2020-09-15T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=5414"},"modified":"2020-09-16T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T10:42:23","slug":"president-milanovic-constitutional-court-ruling-will-not-put-an-end-to-debates-about-national-covid-19-response-teams-work","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-constitutional-court-ruling-will-not-put-an-end-to-debates-about-national-covid-19-response-teams-work\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107: Constitutional Court ruling will not put an end to debates about national COVID-19 response team\u2019s work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 took part in a homecoming ceremony for the 12th<\/sup> Croatian Contingent (HRVCON) returning from the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan at the \u201cPukovnik Marko \u017divkovi\u0107\u201d Barracks, located at the 91st<\/sup> Croatian Air Force and Air Defence Base at Pleso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to questions from members of the media, President Milanovi\u0107 said that the Constitutional Court got \u2018cold feet\u2019 when deciding about the constitutionality of epidemiological measures adopted by the national COVID-19 response team, noting that its ruling would not put an end to discussions about the team\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(Those measures) suspend certain human rights and they do so for a longer period of time. A very vague and loose legal framework was adopted and the Constitutional Court got cold feet, but that\u2019s only human nature,\u201d Milanovi\u0107 told reporters in a comment on the Constitutional Court\u2019s decision that the COVID-19 response team\u2019s epidemiological measures are in line with the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ruling is as it is, there will be problems because of it, in my opinion, it is not wise and in that sense, I take note of it. I cannot go against it, but I will not keep silent and will defend the Constitution and constitutional freedoms the way I understand them,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Constitutional Court is a political body, which in the case of the COVID-19 response team has made a political decision, the President said, adding that this was a rule of democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, the Croatian Constitutional Court decided that the laws passed by Croatian Parliament on the powers of the national COVID-19 response team are in accordance with the Constitution, and that the decisions made by the response team due to the coronavirus epidemic are in accordance with the law \u2013 except for the decision on work-free Sundays at the start of the epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to reporters\u2019 questions, President Milanovi\u0107 reiterated his position that there was a state of emergency in Croatia, a state of natural disaster, just as in the whole of Europe, and that debates about the constitutionality of decisions made by the team managing the coronavirus crisis would not stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that a few months ago he had warned that \u201cin the case of the COVID-19 team a house was being built without legal foundations.\u201d The President believes that the situation could have been avoided elegantly and one could have avoided \u201cquestions about jurisdiction, whether one has the right to issue orders and whether those orders exist or are fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 believes decisions of the Constitutional Court should be debated because they concern important social topics. \u201cThat is called making the nation literate. People should be able to discuss anything, and if something is unjust, they should be able to oppose it. This is simply fear of criticism,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 said when asked to comment on the view of some HDZ members that decisions by the Constitutional Court should not be debated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the President of the Republic does not share the view of some of the opposition parties that the Constitutional Court should be abolished. \u201cOf course not; but it is a political institution, it is not a regular court. There is no close connection with classic adjudication,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked about the condition of MiG jets, which at the time of his Government\u2019s term in office were overhauled in Ukraine, President Milanovi\u0107 said that the jets were in the best possible condition, compared to the condition they could be in. \u201cWhen their age is taken into account, one can say that they were saved with the overhaul in Ukraine, which cost the state $10 or 15 million. That\u2019s an insignificant amount for the state. It was an absolutely good job back then. If we had not done it, we would not have any jets today, but we still have a certain number of jets that fly… It was a necessary move, but it has its shelf life,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 commented on the MiG jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He repeated that now new jets should be bought, that the Government was in charge of the process but that he believed the US offer should be given priority for a number of reasons. \u201cThey have just donated two helicopters. Those are all factors that should be taken into account when making a decision. The Government must be as neutral as possible, but eventually the decision is a political one,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 said commenting on the procurement of new fighter jets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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