ZAGREB, Aug 26 (Hina) - Croatia's Supreme Court confirmed on Tuesday that it had made a final ruling in the case of the so-called criminal organisation, but stated that it could not inform the public about the contents of its
ruling.
ZAGREB, Aug 26 (Hina) - Croatia's Supreme Court confirmed on
Tuesday that it had made a final ruling in the case of the so-called
criminal organisation, but stated that it could not inform the
public about the contents of its ruling. #L#
"The contents of the ruling will be made public by the Supreme Court
after the ruling has been delivered to the lower-instance court
(...) At the moment there is a ban on giving data about the ruling,"
the court explained.
A press release from the court reads that the public is informed
only about the fact that the final ruling confirms sentences for
defendants -- Rajko Momcilovic, Velibor Momcilovic, Davorin
Sobjeslavski and Davor Zecevic -- who are being kept in custody. As
a result, the four men will be sent to jail to serve their sentences
pursuant to the final ruling.
According to the Croatian television which quoted unnamed sources
on Monday evening, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the
Zagreb County Court which set free Nikica Jelavic, a man who is
believed to be one of the bosses of the Zagreb underground, and
another six men who had been tried in the process against 12
indictees, accused of being involved in organised crime and
criminal organisation.
All the charges were dropped against seven accused men, and only
five were found guilty of individual crimes such as the dealing of
narcotics, murder attempt and racketeering.
According to the county court's decision, Rajko Momcilovic is to
serve 12-year sentence and his brother Velibor six-year-sentence
for the dealing in cocaine. Their partner Davor Zecevic has been
sentenced to a seven-and-half-year imprisonment.
In this process Davorin Sobjeslavski has got an eight-year sentence
for his involvement in drug smuggling and murder attempt.
The fifth from the group who was found guilty, Tvrtko Tomicic,
received a three-year prison term for murder attempt, but he was set
free as he served the sentence during his three-year-long detention
in custody during the trial.
(hina) ms