Suspect identified in Croatia killing
Police in Croatia have charged five suspects in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist.
Saturday, 01.11.2008.
10:54
Police in Croatia have charged five suspects in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist. Police said three of the suspects are Croats; the other two are a Serb and a man with both Bosnian and Croatian passports, who are still at large. Suspect identified in Croatia killing Ivo Pukanic was editor of political weekly Nacional, which has often covered organized crime in the Balkans. He was killed by a bomb in the capital Zagreb on October 23, along with the paper's marketing director. "Three suspects - all Croatian citizens - were brought before an investigative judge at the Zagreb county court while the two other are on the run," police official Krunoslav Borovec said. International warrants had been issued for the two fugitive suspects, he said. In the meantime, Borovec has confirmed for B92 that the identity of the suspected murderer has been determined, but would not reveal the name. However, the media in Croatia are reporting unofficially that the suspect is Zeljko Milovanovic, originally of Sombor, Serbia, who now holds a dual Croatian-Bosnian passport. Milovanovic is said to have served for seven years in the DB, and later MUP Special Operations Unit, JSO, commanded by the Djindjic killer, Milorad Ulemek, a.k.a. Legija. The Pukanic murder was one of a series of mafia-style killings that prompted Croatia's new justice minister to declare a crackdown against organized crime this week. Tackling organized crime is one of the key criteria Croatia must meet on its path towards membership of the European Union, which Zagreb hopes to join by 2010. Croatian MUP at the scene shortly after the blast (FoNet)
Suspect identified in Croatia killing
Ivo Pukanić was editor of political weekly Nacional, which has often covered organized crime in the Balkans.He was killed by a bomb in the capital Zagreb on October 23, along with the paper's marketing director.
"Three suspects - all Croatian citizens - were brought before an investigative judge at the Zagreb county court while the two other are on the run," police official Krunoslav Borovec said.
International warrants had been issued for the two fugitive suspects, he said.
In the meantime, Borovec has confirmed for B92 that the identity of the suspected murderer has been determined, but would not reveal the name.
However, the media in Croatia are reporting unofficially that the suspect is Željko Milovanović, originally of Sombor, Serbia, who now holds a dual Croatian-Bosnian passport.
Milovanović is said to have served for seven years in the DB, and later MUP Special Operations Unit, JSO, commanded by the Đinđić killer, Milorad Ulemek, a.k.a. Legija.
The Pukanić murder was one of a series of mafia-style killings that prompted Croatia's new justice minister to declare a crackdown against organized crime this week.
Tackling organized crime is one of the key criteria Croatia must meet on its path towards membership of the European Union, which Zagreb hopes to join by 2010.
0 Komentari
Možda vas zanima
"Zbogom bankomati": Uveden novi sistem isplate
Podizanje gotovine za kupovinu postaje sve popularnije među potrošačima u Nemačkoj. Ukupni obim gotovinskih plaćanja prošle godine je porastao 20 odsto na 12,31 milijardu evra.
13:19
18.4.2024.
23 h
Bure baruta pred eksplozijom: Počinje veliki rat?
Bliski istok, zbog promene ravnoteže snaga i dubokih kriza, pre svega palestinsko-izraelske, može se smatrati buretom baruta i ima potencijal da dovede ne samo do regionalnog sukoba, već i do globalnog konflikta.
20:40
17.4.2024.
1 d
Rat – dan 784: Rusi aktivirali PVO; Oboreni "vampiri"
Rat u Ukrajini dan – 784.
23:33
17.4.2024.
1 d
Uništeno; Zelenski: Hvala na preciznosti
U ukrajinskom napadu na vojni aerodrom na Krimu u sredu ozbiljno su oštećena četiri lansera raketa, tri radarske stanice i druga oprema, saopštila je danas Ukrajinska vojna obaveštajna agencija.
14:21
18.4.2024.
22 h
Mediji: Ultimatum za Srbiju
Višegodišnja dilema "Kosovo ili Evropska unija", koja je lebdela nad Srbijom, dobiće svoj praktični izraz sledeće nedelje, pišu mediji.
13:01
17.4.2024.
1 d
Komentari 0