Archive for April 25th, 2008

Austria Bans Concert by Croatian Singer/Songwriter Marko ‘Thompson’ Perkovic

Zagreb, April 25 (CP) – The Austrian authorities have decided to ban the concert planned for June 7 by Croatian singer/songwriter Marko ‘Thompson’ Perkovic.
The concert planned to be held in St. Andrae in south Carinthia, prior to the start of EURO 2008 was deemed as a heightened risk to public security, as it could spark […]

Post-mortem of Zagorje Killer Korade Shows He’d Committed Suicide

Zagreb, April 25 (CP) – The results of the post-mortem on the Zagorje killer and former Croatian army general Ivan Korade have shown that he had committed suicide after he had killed five people.
The police spokesperson Krunoslav Borovec has confirmed that the results of the autopsy had confirmed Korade had killed himself, but would not […]

Croatian Journalist Pukanic’s Wife Tests Positive for Cocaine

Zagreb, April 25 (CP) – The wife of journalist Ivo Pukanic, Mirjana, who is in a bitter dispute with her husband over him attempting to place her in a mental hospital in hope of getting her certified has tested positive for cocaine.
Meanwhile, a test on Ivo Pukanic showed he did not use the drug.
The couple […]

Croatian Parliament Expected To Scrap the Zero Alcohol Tolerance for Motorists

Zagreb, April 25 (CP) – The Croatian parliament is to debate the zero alcohol tolerance provision of the Transport Law and scrap the provision.
The ineffective provision is to become history as of June 1 and the provision on the return of 0.5 blood alcohol will be reintroduced.
However, the 0.5 would be in effect only if […]