5 hours agoFormer Croatian prime minister sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Croatia's former prime minister, Ivo Sanader, was sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of abuse of office and corruption. After the Supreme Court annulled an initial act of 2013, the final decision was issued in the case of “Fim Media”, which reopened in 2016 in what has been described as one of the most [...] cases.
After the Supreme Court annulled an initial act of 2013, the final decision was issued in the case of “Fim Media”, which reopened in 2016 to what has been described as one of the biggest cases of corruption in the country's history.
Meanwhile, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which former Prime Minister Senader led while in office, received a fine of about 2.3m euros from the tribunal.
HDZ spokesman Ratko Macek was acquitted, reports ATS.
Sanader, who served as prime minister between 2003 and 2009, was previously convicted of bribery, abuse of office, unjust profit and corruption in various cases.
In the first ruling overturned in the case, Sanader was sentenced to nine years in prison, and HDZ was fined over 3m euros.
