Jelavic had been in custody since January 2004, when special police forces of the Croat-Muslim Federation arrested him in his home in the southern city of Mostar.
The trial of Jelavic in the Hercegovacka Banka case will resume on Tuesday.
SARAJEVO, May 9 (Hina) - The State Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina onMonday decided to release indictee Ante Jelavic from detention.Jelavic, a former Croat member of Bosnia's collective presidency andformer chief of the Croatian
Democratic Union in the country (HDZBiH), is charged with embezzling funds which Croatia sent asassistance to Bosnian Croats through Herzegovacka Banka.
SARAJEVO, May 9 (Hina) - The State Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina on
Monday decided to release indictee Ante Jelavic from detention. Jelavic, a
former Croat member of Bosnia's collective presidency and former chief of the
Croatian Democratic Union in the country (HDZ BiH), is charged with embezzling
funds which Croatia sent as assistance to Bosnian Croats through Herzegovacka
Banka.
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