The Interior Ministry issued a statement in reaction to Seks's claim in a Croatian Television show yesterday that he was in possession of information indicating that his son had been murdered in the Indian province in February 2005.
Seks said there existed strong evidence that Domagoj did not die by accident, but was murdered. He claimed the Indian police, Interpol and other police forces who took part in the original investigation abandoned the assumption that Domagoj's death was accidental.
The Interior Ministry said Criminal Police Department staff recently visited Goa to gain insight into the case and to inform the Indian police of the results of the investigation in Croatia.
The statement said the exchange of information established that there still existed numerous unclear circumstances surrounding Domagoj Seks's death and that the Indian police had reopened the investigation.
The Interior Ministry recalled that upon being notified of the death, the Croatian police via Interpol established cooperation with the police in Goa, requesting information about the results of the investigation.
On that occasion, the Indian police said they had obtained information indicating that Domagoj had been staying in Goa for some time and informed the competent Indian judicial body of his death.
The Croatian police were given personal data of persons from Croatia known to have been in Goa at the same time as Domagoj, who were in contact with him or who knew him.
The Croatian police interviewed several of those persons and launched an investigation to establish all the circumstances surrounding Domagoj's death, the Interior Ministry said, adding that the Indian police were requested to additionally examine the case.