Zagreb: Daily prints fake interview with PM

The Croatian government says an interview with Ivo Sanader a Zagreb daily published was "made up in its entirety." The piece, entitled, "Serb Radicals one more reason for us to join NATO", signed by Jutarnji List Editor, Davor Butkovic, was invented, the prime minister's office said. Zagreb: Daily prints fake interview with PM "The Croatian government's public relations office emphasizes that such forgeries are utterly unprofessional, unethical and lacking the good will – acts that can have consequences on the level of democracy reached in the Croatian society," the statement read. The newspaper has in the meantime apologized for the incident, reports added, saying that the fake interview was the result of an "interference in electronic communication". The conversation with the prime minister was "arranged via text messages," the paper said in Zagreb today. Butkovic was quoted in Croatia's internet media explaining that he then received answers from Sanader "via e-mail". Based on this, the prime minister was quoted as saying that "the support that Tomislav Nikolic got in the recent presidential elections in Serbia was one more reason for Croatia to join NATO." "The number of votes Nikolic won ought to cause concern not only in Serbia, but in all of Europe," the daily had its readers believe Sanader said. As for Kosovo, "Croatia will follow EU's policy, which has the full agreement of President Stjepan Mesic," Jutarnji List falsely reported Sanader as commenting.

Zagreb: Daily prints fake interview with PM

"The Croatian government's public relations office emphasizes that such forgeries are utterly unprofessional, unethical and lacking the good will – acts that can have consequences on the level of democracy reached in the Croatian society," the statement read.

The newspaper has in the meantime apologized for the incident, reports added, saying that the fake interview was the result of an "interference in electronic communication".

The conversation with the prime minister was "arranged via text messages," the paper said in Zagreb today.

Butković was quoted in Croatia's internet media explaining that he then received answers from Sanader "via e-mail".

Based on this, the prime minister was quoted as saying that "the support that Tomislav Nikolić got in the recent presidential elections in Serbia was one more reason for Croatia to join NATO."

"The number of votes Nikolić won ought to cause concern not only in Serbia, but in all of Europe," the daily had its readers believe Sanader said.

As for Kosovo, "Croatia will follow EU's policy, which has the full agreement of President Stjepan Mesić," Jutarnji List falsely reported Sanader as commenting.