Croatia
Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader released
By the decision of the County Court, the former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, who is serving his sentence in the prison in Lipovica, was released on parole
Croatia
Ivo Sanader's judicial journey: Sentence to 18,8 years in prison
The former prime minister of Croatia, after several detentions and releases, has been in prison continuously since April 2019, when the Supreme Court increased his sentence for corruption in the "Planinska case" to six years in prison. Now the combined sentence for all corruption cases should be increased from 15 to 18,8 years.
Croatia
Trial of Croatian politicians: When institutions do their job
Due to a series of corruption scandals, Croatian politicians in recent years can often be found in the "black chronicle" sections of the media. Investigative and judicial authorities have their hands full, and as things stand now, it seems that there are no protected persons. Officials of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) are at the forefront of shady dealings, but some of the Croatian Social Democrats (SDP) also slip through. The well-known phrase of Serbian politicians "just let the institutions do their job", the judicial authorities in Croatia put it into practice