Croatia Crime News

ICTY Gotovina, Cermak and Markac Pre-trial Conference Ends Quickly in The Hague

Zagreb, March 10 (CP) — The pre-trial conference in the case of Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac ended some half an hour after in began at the ICTY in The Hague on Monday morning.
It was established that the prosecution has the right to present 134 witnesses and put forth its evidence during 210.5 […]

A 15-year-old Girl Shot During Stroll in Zagreb’s Park Maksimir

Zagreb, March 9 (CP) – A 15-year-old girl was shot and seriously by an unknown assailant while she was walking in Maksimir park in Croatia’s capital on Saturday evening.
The girl was taking a stroll with a 29-year-old friend when the shooting came about and was taken to a nearby hospital where she had surgery.
The victim […]

Sibenik Night Club Rocked by Overnight Explosion for a Second Time

Zagreb, March 9 (CP) – The coastal town of Sibenik Inside nightclub was attacked by unknown assailants throwing explosive devices in the early hours of Sunday.
Croatian Radio Television (HRT) is reporting that this is the second attack on the club over the past year.
Police have said no one was injured in the blast and damage […]

ICTY Gotovina, Markac and Cermak Trial Begins in The Hague

Zagreb, March 7 (CP) – The trial of three Croatian generals at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) begins today in The Hague.
The three are to be tried for war crimes committed during the 1995 operation Storm.
The three generals are accused of taking part in a joint criminal enterprise with the aim […]

Austrian Supreme Court Rules that Zagorec Can Be Extradited to Croatia

Zagreb, March 6 (CP) – The Austrian Supreme Court has confirmed the decision of two Austrian lower courts that ret. Croatian army Gen. Vladimir Zagorec can be extradited to Croatia.
However, the Zagorec defence team is to demand that the procedure on extradition be repeated and it is yet to be decided whether the case will […]

Croatian Ret. Gen. Ivan Cermak Arrives in The Hague

Zagreb, March 6 (CP) — Ret. Gen. Ivan Cermak indicted for war crimes by the ICTY has arrived in The Hague for the start of the Gotovina, Cermak and Markac trial scheduled for March 11. The last pre-trial hearing is to be held on Monday, March 10.
The three Croatian generals Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and […]

22-year-old Split Road Rage Killer Arrested

Zagreb, March 2 (CP) – The killer of a 24-year-old man in Split who stabbed and killed the victim during a road rage incident on early Saturday morning is arrested.
The 22-year-old is claiming he did not stab the victim, but rather the victim accidentally fell onto the knife blade.
The trouble began when a car carrying […]

Drunken Driver Bites Policemen in Zagreb

Zagreb, March 1 (CP) – A motorist stopped by police in the early hours of Saturday in Zagreb bit a policemen who was running after him, after he tried to flee.
The incident happened in Zagreb’s Heinzelova street at night, when two policemen stopped a driver of a Renault vehicle and once they felt alcohol on […]

The Sledgehammer Operation Aimed at Arresting Paedophiles in Croatia Currently Results in just a Single Arrest

Zagreb, March 1 (AP) – The police commissioner Marijan Benko has announced that the operation aimed at arresting paedophiles in Croatia has resulted in one person ending up in custody.
Benko said that in the operation some 180 flats and businesses were searched, some 300 computers, 16,000 CDs and DVDs, 350 videocassettes and numerous photographs were […]

Zadar Teenager and his Mother Found Guilty of Dealing Drugs

Zagreb, February 29 (CP) – A coastal town of Zadar teenager and his 42-year-old drug addict mother have been found guilty of pushing drugs on Thursday.
The unlikely pair have been sentenced by the Zadar county court. The mother has been sentenced to five years in prison, while the son who is 19 years old will […]

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