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Croatia Issue Arrest Warrant for Former Prime Minster

   VOA News 10 December 2010
   Former  Croatian  prime  minster  Ivo  Sanader  talks  during  a  news
   conference  at the government building in Zagreb, (file photo - 01 Jul
   2009)

Photo: AP

   Former  Croatian  prime  minster  Ivo  Sanader  talks  during  a  news
   conference  at the government building in Zagreb, (file photo - 01 Jul
   2009)

   Croatia  has  issued  an international arrest warrant for former prime
   minister Ivo Sanader on corruption charges.
   The  Interior Ministry said Friday, Mr. Sanader left for Slovenia just
   before his immunity from prosecution expired. Â
   An attorney claiming Mr. Sanader contacted him says he plans to return
   in three to four days after his planned business trip.
   The government said Mr. Sanader is wanted for allegedly taking part in
   a criminal activity and abuse of power for personal financial gain.
   A judge has already ordered Mr. Sanader to serve one month in jail.
   Mr.  Sanader  is  the  first  Croatian  prime minister implicated in a
   corruption scandal.

   He held the job for six years before resigning in 2009.

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