AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TEARING DOWN "ZEMUN CLAN" HEADQUARTERS

BELGRADE/ZAGREB, March 15 (Hina) - Competent Serbian authorities on Friday night continued tearing down the building one of the leaders of the "Zemun mobster clan", Dusan Spasojevic Siptar, suspected of the assassination of Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic, had used as a headquarters, Radio B92 reported. #L# The pulling down of the building started yesterday. Serbian Interior Minister Dusan Mihajlovic told the TV station Studio B yesterday the police knew who had ordered and carried out Djindjic's murder. "The evidence and statements by those who have been arrested confirm what other members of the criminal organisation said," Mihajlovic said. He added that the arrest of those who had ordered and carried out the assassination was a "technical matter" because the "whole world" had offered all necessary assistance to the Serbian police. The Serbian government stated last night that the police had arrested 136 persons and that one of them requested to be included in the witness protection programme and started giving a statement to the prosecutors. Of those arrested, 125 will remain in custody for 30 days. A total of 181 people have been arrested since a state of emergency was imposed on Wednesday, the government stated. The police also found a number of unregistered cars, a large quantity of drugs and several stolen cars during the arrests. Evidence materials discovered during the arrests confirm the existence of a criminal organisation, the government said. The Serbian interior ministry reported that several people linked to the assassination had been arrested thanks to information provided by citizens. The police have called on citizens to report any information that may be linked to the whereabouts or movement of the leaders of the Zemun Clan, including Milorad Lukovic Legija, Dusan Spasojevic Siptar, Vladimir Milisavljevic "Fool" and Mile Lukovic "Godfather". (hina) rml