Croatian Social-Liberal Party (HSLS) severely condemned physical assaults at participants of yesterday’s gay pride parade in Zagreb and the attempt of assault with Molotov cocktails at the central Zagreb square.

We especially condemn the brutal attack on 15 participants of the parade and welcome the efficient intervention of Ministry of the Interior representatives while protecting Gay pride participants, it is stated in the HSLS announcement . They also remind that one of the fundamental principles of this party is that all people have equal and inalienable rights regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, political and other believes and points of view, social status and all other differences.

HSLS`starting point is the principle which states how a community can be free only is each individual is free, because the individual is the society`s greatest value. They advocate the right and possibility for all particularities to develop in society – personal, collective, regional, cultural and others. Men`s inalienable rights are physical and spiritual inviolability, freedom of speech, public appearance and association, HSLS says.

The party also reminds that ever since the first Zagreb Gay pride parade in 2001, when its heads actively participated, they have been supporters of rights of the homosexual community, the right to its particularity, freedom of speech and public work.

According to yesterday`s police report, due to an attack on Gay pride procession participants and disturbing public peace and order, 13 persons were taken into custody, out of which five were suspected of planning to throw Molotov cocktails at the procession on Josip Jelacic Square.