CRO POLICE SAYS ANDABAK'S ARREST IN NO CONNECTION WITH LEUTAR CASE

ZAGREB, Sept 20 (Hina) - Spokesman for the Croatian Interior Ministry Slavko Rako said Wednesday Ivan Andabak had been apprehended in Croatia only under suspicion of having taken part in drug smuggling, not in connection with an ongoing investigation about last year's murder of Bosnian Federation deputy interior minister Jozo Leutar. Rako commented on Tuesday's statement by UN Mission chief to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jacques Klein, that Andabak was a prime suspect in Leutar's murder case. Klein said in Sarajevo Tuesday Croatian police had arrested Andabak and other Bosnian Croats in connection with the Leutar case, in cooperation with the authorities of the Bosnian Federation. The Croatian Interior Ministry said in a statement Wednesday Andabak had been arrested under suspicion of having taken part in organising drug smuggling. The Ministry also said Sarajevo's Interpol office had issued an international warrant for the arrest of Andabak for terrorism in Bosnia-Herzegovina, but the warrant had not contained sufficient elements for his arrest. The Ministry had, thus, requested additional documents from the Bosnian Federation's Interior Ministry, the statement read. (hina) lml jn