A Croatian diplomat based in Berlin has been suspended from her position over a series of offensive posts on her Facebook profile
Her suspension will continue until a final decision is made by a Civil Service Tribunal.
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic tweeted that she welcomed"the swift response" from the foreign ministry on the case of a"Berlin embassy employee"."Contrary to the intolerance of individuals, the Croatian foreign service will promote patriotism, professionalism, openness to the the world and the protection of Croatian national interests and the values on which the modern Croatian state is founded.
It said:"I am neither an official nor a politician, but an ordinary person who has the right to privacy, but I have my conservative views, which I do not deviate from and that I share freely because I live in a free country, and which are based on facts.
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