"A new motion has been submitted by the Zagreb County Prosecutor's Office that Glavas be placed in custody," Zagreb County Court spokesman and investigating judge Kresimir Devcic told Hina. He explained that the prosecution had cited new facts to prove that Glavas was continually exerting pressure on some witnesses.
Neither Devcic nor investigating judge Zdenko Posavec, who is expected to decide on the motion, would disclose the facts stated by the prosecution.
One of Glavas's attorneys, Ante Madunic, said that he had submitted to the investigating judge a motion explaining reasons against the request to place Glavas in custody.
Without disclosing any details, Madunic said the prosecution quoted a few witnesses who believed that Glavas had influenced their testimonies.
Madunic said that this was yet another case of the prosecution influencing the investigating judge.
Judge Posavec, who has been conducting the investigation since June, said that he would decide on the prosecution's motion by the end of the day. Parties in the proceedings have the right to appeal against the decision to the Zagreb County Court.
There was nobody available for comment in the Chief State Prosecutor's Office.
The Zagreb County Prosecutor's Office has so far requested twice that Glavas be placed in custody, but both requests were turned down, as were the subsequent appeals.