Cicak said he had received the threat over his column in Saturday's edition of the newspaper. Zagreb police confirmed Cicak reported the death threat, but declined to reveal details.
Cicak phoned in the Croatian Television show "Nedjeljom u dva" today, saying Boris Gotovina had called him on his mobile phone and threatened to kill him over the column headlined "Hero Defending Himself by Accusing Fellow Fighters".
Cicak said he reported the threat to the police and that three police officers were posted in front of his house.
The show's host, Aleksandar Stankovic, expected that Boris Gotovina would also phone in, but that did not happen.