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Croatian Police Arresting State Officials, Business People for Corruption

By 29 May 2020

ZAGREB, May 29, 2020 - The Interior Ministry confirmed to Hina on Friday that a number of state officials and business people were being arrested since morning on suspicion of corruption.

The police office for the suppression of corruption and organised crime began an operation early this morning in the Zagreb, Split, Knin and Gracac areas following months of investigation, ministry spokeswoman Marina Mandic said.

Sources close to the investigation told Hina that among those arrested were Josipa Rimac, state secretary at the Public Administration Ministry and former Knin mayor, and Krunoslav Jakupcic, chairman of the Croatian Forests management board.

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