RIJEKA, Sept 9 (Hina) - Eduard Nodilo, the prime suspect in the scandal about Rijecka Bank and the bank's former foreign exchange dealer, was released from custody of the Rijeka detention centre at 07.00 am Monday.
RIJEKA, Sept 9 (Hina) - Eduard Nodilo, the prime suspect in the
scandal about Rijecka Bank and the bank's former foreign exchange
dealer, was released from custody of the Rijeka detention centre at
07.00 am Monday. #L#
Nodilo is suspected of having done financial wrongdoing causing the
damage of 100 million dollars to the bank.
Upon his release, he declined to give any statement to reporters.
After he had been kept for six months in custody Nodilo was released
from the detention, as the Rijeka-based office of the State
Prosecutor failed to compile an indictment in that period. Nodilo
in freedom can now expect a possible indictment.
County State Prosecutor Drago Marincel said the chief reason for
not managing to issue an indictment within the six months was the
failure of the Croatian National Bank (HNB) to ensure, during an
investigating process, enough material which may prove the
wrongdoing in the work of the Rijecka Bank. The HNB has so far
produced data only for the year 1998 and has not wrapped up the
necessary expert evaluation.
Another two suspects, former bank employees Snjezana Podobnik who
used to be the head of the back office and Mirta Vlah, a former head
of the foreign currencies office, remained in custody.
Last Friday, another two former senior executives of the bank,
Borislav Perozic and Milojko Tankosic, were taken into custody, as
they are also believed to have been involved into the financial
wrongdoing and embezzlement.
A former chief executive officer, Ivan Stokic, should have also
been detained, with them, but he was taken to hospital in Rijeka due
to some health problems on Saturday.
(hina) ms