ZAGREB, June 11 (Hina) - Miroslav Separovic, a former justice minister and director of the Croatian Intelligence Service (HIS), suspected of disclosing a state secret, told hina Friday he would request Croatian President or Office for
National Security (UNS) director to release him from holding state and other legally determined secrets. He said he would request this so his attorneys could prepare a good case in a possible trial against him. Separovic added this was important so he could defend himself from certain public defamation. He announced his attorneys would also go to relevant bodies, especially the president of the Croatian Bar Association "to check a possible tapping of lawyers and other acts disabling or restricting the right to a defence." Thursday's UNS statement was "untrue and below any human dignity," Separovic said, adding his attorneys would request the name of the author. Separovic a
ZAGREB, June 11 (Hina) - Miroslav Separovic, a former justice
minister and director of the Croatian Intelligence Service (HIS),
suspected of disclosing a state secret, told hina Friday he would
request Croatian President or Office for National Security (UNS)
director to release him from holding state and other legally
determined secrets.
He said he would request this so his attorneys could prepare a good
case in a possible trial against him.
Separovic added this was important so he could defend himself from
certain public defamation.
He announced his attorneys would also go to relevant bodies,
especially the president of the Croatian Bar Association "to check
a possible tapping of lawyers and other acts disabling or
restricting the right to a defence."
Thursday's UNS statement was "untrue and below any human dignity,"
Separovic said, adding his attorneys would request the name of the
author.
Separovic also commented on Friday's statement made by the
Presidential advisor for national security, Markica Rebic, who,
Separovic said, "said a notorious lie that I was not arrested for
allegedly giving out information to the Nacional (weekly) about a
possible rigging of the national soccer championship, as the police
procedure against me was formally initiated in that direction".
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