ZAGREB, Oct 22 (Hina) - Robert Horvat, a former employee of +Zagrebacka Banka, is the second person involved in the public +disclosure of the state of account of Croatian President Tudjman's +wife.+ The thirty-two year old Horvat told
Hina "it is true that I +confirmed to reporters the information given to them by Ankica +Lepej on the state of the foreign exchange account of the +President's wife."+ Last Tuesday, only 24 hours after being interviewed by police, +Horvat was fired from the bank.+ "They called me for a talk and handed me a written discharge," +Horvat said.+ Police have filed charges against Ankica Lepej and Robert Horvat +for disclosing a bank secret to the media, as well as against +reporters who obtained this business secret without +authorisation.+ Horvat said he had never been in contact with Ankica Lepej, who was +the first to inform the media that the President's wife had tied a
ZAGREB, Oct 22 (Hina) - Robert Horvat, a former employee of
Zagrebacka Banka, is the second person involved in the public
disclosure of the state of account of Croatian President Tudjman's
wife.
The thirty-two year old Horvat told Hina "it is true that I
confirmed to reporters the information given to them by Ankica
Lepej on the state of the foreign exchange account of the
President's wife."
Last Tuesday, only 24 hours after being interviewed by police,
Horvat was fired from the bank.
"They called me for a talk and handed me a written discharge,"
Horvat said.
Police have filed charges against Ankica Lepej and Robert Horvat
for disclosing a bank secret to the media, as well as against
reporters who obtained this business secret without
authorisation.
Horvat said he had never been in contact with Ankica Lepej, who was
the first to inform the media that the President's wife had tied a
deposit of US$15,740 and DM210,000 at the Zagrebacka Banka.
Horvat said he decided to confirm this information to reporters
after he had read about it in Zagreb's daily "Jutarnji List".
His name has not been published because the daily's reporters
wished to protect him, Horvat explained.
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