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Trial for murder of Croatian journalist begins

Wed, Feb 03 2010 13:14 CET

byThe Sofia Echo Staff

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Trial for murder of Croatian journalist begins

The parking lot in Palmoticeva, two days after Ivo Pukanić, the head of the Nacional newspaper group, was assassinated. Curious citizens and a TV camera still observe the location.

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Proceedings in the trial of four people charged with the murder of journalist Ivo Pukanić, who was co-owner and editor of Croatia’s daily Nacional, were scheduled to begin in the capital Zagreb on February 3 2010.
 
Pukanić and Nacional marketing manager Niko Franjić died in an explosion in 2008.
 
Ten people have been arrested, the most recent being on February 2, when Serbian citizen Bojan Guduric surrendered with his lawyer in Banja Luka, Bosnia. Guduric was to be extradited to Croatia.
 
Pukanić was well-known for investigations into corruption and organised crime, and the killing was from the outset suspected to be a hit by organised crime interests.
 
The other accused include Robert and Luka Matanić, Amir Mafaljani, Željko Milovanović, Bojan Gudurić and Slobodan Đurović.
 
The team that planned the murders was allegedly organized by mob boss Sreten Jocić, aka Joca Amsterdam, in Serbia, in the first half of 2008, Serbian news website B92 said.
 
The indictment also said that after this, Đurović was ordered to organise the killings for a sum of 1.5 million euro.
 

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