PODGORICA, June 9 (Hina) - Montenegro's Interior Ministry has issued a warrant for the arrest of Croatian reporter Antun Masle who disappeared from a hospital in Podgorica on Monday evening. "The Interior Ministry is taking all legal
measures aimed at casting light on circumstances under which he escaped and aimed at finding and apprehending him," the Ministry in the Montenegrin capital stated. According to Justice Ministry under the jurisdiction of which is the Spuz prison where Masle was kept in custody, an inquiry is being held to establish the responsibility for the escape of Masle. Guards whom he fled will be punished. The Yugoslav Army accused Masle, a reporter of Croatia's weekly "Globus", of espionage, and kept him in custody for seven weeks. He was to be tried in the military tribunal in Podgorica. After he disappeared, Yugoslav Army commanders in Montenegro claimed that his escape had been don
PODGORICA, June 9 (Hina) - Montenegro's Interior Ministry has
issued a warrant for the arrest of Croatian reporter Antun Masle who
disappeared from a hospital in Podgorica on Monday evening.
"The Interior Ministry is taking all legal measures aimed at
casting light on circumstances under which he escaped and aimed at
finding and apprehending him," the Ministry in the Montenegrin
capital stated.
According to Justice Ministry under the jurisdiction of which is
the Spuz prison where Masle was kept in custody, an inquiry is being
held to establish the responsibility for the escape of Masle.
Guards whom he fled will be punished.
The Yugoslav Army accused Masle, a reporter of Croatia's weekly
"Globus", of espionage, and kept him in custody for seven weeks. He
was to be tried in the military tribunal in Podgorica.
After he disappeared, Yugoslav Army commanders in Montenegro
claimed that his escape had been done with the complicity of several
persons and indirect support.
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