ZAGREB, Dec 8 (Hina) - Ivo Pukanic, editor-in-chief of the 'Republika' daily, said on Friday he had been given the controversial document from the Grupo affair from people close to Ninoslav Pavic, Vinko Grubisic, Miroslav Kutle and
Ivic Pasalic, for whom his daily claims that they associated with the aim of abusing their offices and powers. "People who are very close, even closest to the four-partner criminal group, gave me the papers," Pukanic said last night for Croatian Radio Television. In its first issue of Monday, Republika published copies of a partnership agreement signed by the head of the 'Europapress holding' publishing company's management, Ninoslav Pavic, OTV TV station co-owner Vinko Grubisic, media mogul Miroslav Kutle and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) politician Ivic Pasalic with the aim of taking over control of the entire Croatian media space. Croatian President Stjepan Me
ZAGREB, Dec 8 (Hina) - Ivo Pukanic, editor-in-chief of the
'Republika' daily, said on Friday he had been given the
controversial document from the Grupo affair from people close to
Ninoslav Pavic, Vinko Grubisic, Miroslav Kutle and Ivic Pasalic,
for whom his daily claims that they associated with the aim of
abusing their offices and powers.
"People who are very close, even closest to the four-partner
criminal group, gave me the papers," Pukanic said last night for
Croatian Radio Television.
In its first issue of Monday, Republika published copies of a
partnership agreement signed by the head of the 'Europapress
holding' publishing company's management, Ninoslav Pavic, OTV TV
station co-owner Vinko Grubisic, media mogul Miroslav Kutle and
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) politician Ivic Pasalic with the
aim of taking over control of the entire Croatian media space.
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Interior Minister Sime Lucin
denied media speculations that Pukanic had received the documents
from the President's Office or the Interior Ministry.
(hina) rml