ZAGREB, Nov 14 (Hina) - The Croatian Justice Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that Justice Minister Stjepan Ivanisevic on October 19 had visited Munib Suljic, a detainee at the Zagreb County Court of Remetinec. According to the latest
issue of the 'Nacional' weekly, Ivanisevic visited Suljic because of Suljic's claim that he had received a contract to kill the president of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), Drazen Budisa. The Justice Ministry claims Suljic sent a written request on October 12 asking for a short meeting with the Justice Minister, who met him seven days after that, during a visit to the prison. During the meeting, the Ministry says, Suljic complained that his charges were unfounded and that he was the victim of a conspiracy, which had resulted in his detention. No one except Ivanisevic and Suljic attended the meeting, which took place with the knowledge of an authorised judge at th
ZAGREB, Nov 14 (Hina) - The Croatian Justice Ministry on Tuesday
confirmed that Justice Minister Stjepan Ivanisevic on October 19
had visited Munib Suljic, a detainee at the Zagreb County Court of
Remetinec.
According to the latest issue of the 'Nacional' weekly, Ivanisevic
visited Suljic because of Suljic's claim that he had received a
contract to kill the president of the Croatian Social Liberal Party
(HSLS), Drazen Budisa.
The Justice Ministry claims Suljic sent a written request on
October 12 asking for a short meeting with the Justice Minister, who
met him seven days after that, during a visit to the prison.
During the meeting, the Ministry says, Suljic complained that his
charges were unfounded and that he was the victim of a conspiracy,
which had resulted in his detention.
No one except Ivanisevic and Suljic attended the meeting, which
took place with the knowledge of an authorised judge at the Zagreb
Municipal Court and the head of the prison, the Ministry says,
recalling that Ivanisevic visited prisons on previous occasions
and met prisoners who had asked to meet him.
HSLS president Budisa said today he had seen the document bearing
the sign "state secret", with Suljic's testimony describing the
persons who had ordered his assassination, the weapons the
assassination was to be committed with, and the money Suljic was to
receive for the murder.
Interior Ministry spokesman Slavko Rako did not want to comment on
Nacional's claim that Suljic had been interrogated by members of
the Service for the Protection of the Constitutional Order (SZUP).
Munib Suljic, who is detained because of blackmailing and
extortion, has been known since 1992 when he became a suspect in the
murder of Zagreb's Zec family and murders in Pakracka Poljana
together with a group of reserve police forces, who were commanded
by Tomislav Mercep. Due to procedural mistakes in the course of the
investigation and lack of evidence, Suljic was acquitted.
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