Glavas asked Judge Kruslin, who will be conducting the trial in the so-called Sellotape Case, to release him from the obligation of keeping secret the statements made by 147 witnesses during the preliminary investigation, court spokesman Miroslav Rozac told reporters.
Rozac said that the judge would decide on the request after studying all the material.
Judge Kruslin advised Branimir Glavas of his rights, including the right to appeal against detention within 48 hours of the service of the detention order, and told him that he had eight days to file any objections to the indictment, the spokesman said.
Glavas's lawyer Ante Madunic said that both an appeal and an objection would be filed within the time limit.
"Glavas has requested declassification of witness statements and there is no reason for this not to be done, because the investigation has been completed and he has been indicted, which means that the proceedings should be public so as to dispel any doubt of something being withheld, and the public has the right to follow the trial," Madunic said.