ZAGREB, June 9 (Hina) - A former head of the Croatian Intelligence Service (HIS), Miroslav Separovic, was apprehended on Tuesday on grounds of collected evidence after his flat and cash box were searched, a Deputy Superintendent of
Zagreb Police Crime Department, Josip Begovic, told Wednesday's police conference. Quoting a statement issued by the Interior Ministry public relations office, Begovic said Miroslav Separovic is "suspected of having done a criminal act of disclosing an official secret and involving himself in disclosing a state secret." Begovic added that an investigation was being carried out in the Separovic case and that the public would be timely informed about the further course of the probe. The police official could say nothing more about other details of the investigation announced by the Interior Ministry after the weekly "Nacional" had published an article last week on th
ZAGREB, June 9 (Hina) - A former head of the Croatian Intelligence
Service (HIS), Miroslav Separovic, was apprehended on Tuesday on
grounds of collected evidence after his flat and cash box were
searched, a Deputy Superintendent of Zagreb Police Crime
Department, Josip Begovic, told Wednesday's police conference.
Quoting a statement issued by the Interior Ministry public
relations office, Begovic said Miroslav Separovic is "suspected of
having done a criminal act of disclosing an official secret and
involving himself in disclosing a state secret."
Begovic added that an investigation was being carried out in the
Separovic case and that the public would be timely informed about
the further course of the probe.
The police official could say nothing more about other details of
the investigation announced by the Interior Ministry after the
weekly "Nacional" had published an article last week on the alleged
fixing of the final matches in the Croatian Soccer League.
Before Miroslav Separovic assumed the duty of the HIS head, he was
Justice Minister. He resigned this January and cited his
dissatisfaction with the organisation, work and certain events in
intelligence sector of the country as the reasons for his
resignation.
(hina) ms