ZAGREB, May 25 (Hina) - Zagreb's police on Thursday summoned the editor-in-chief of Zagreb-based tabloid "Imperijal", Velimir Bujanec, for an interrogation. According to the police summons, the reason for the interrogation is the
publication of photographs and an article on the Croatian Intelligence Service (HIS) in the weekly's latest issue. Bujanec said the real reason for the interrogation was an article on Croatian President Stipe Mesic's family and his ties with some tycoons. The scandal is that this is the first politically motivated interrogation following January's change of authority, Bujanec said. When other papers stop publishing documents and other information marked as secrets of state, "Imperijal" will follow suit, he added. "When I asked why I had been summoned for an interrogation, the inspector said he had received an order from political circles, which corroborates 'Imperi
ZAGREB, May 25 (Hina) - Zagreb's police on Thursday summoned the
editor-in-chief of Zagreb-based tabloid "Imperijal", Velimir
Bujanec, for an interrogation.
According to the police summons, the reason for the interrogation
is the publication of photographs and an article on the Croatian
Intelligence Service (HIS) in the weekly's latest issue.
Bujanec said the real reason for the interrogation was an article on
Croatian President Stipe Mesic's family and his ties with some
tycoons.
The scandal is that this is the first politically motivated
interrogation following January's change of authority, Bujanec
said. When other papers stop publishing documents and other
information marked as secrets of state, "Imperijal" will follow
suit, he added.
"When I asked why I had been summoned for an interrogation, the
inspector said he had received an order from political circles,
which corroborates 'Imperijal's' claims," the editor-in-chief
said.
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