Five suspects in the assassination of Ivo Pukanic were brought in the evening to the Investigative Center of the County Court where they will be interrogated regarding police criminal charges accusing them of last week’s murder of Ivo Pukanic and his associate Niko Franjić.
A column of police cars with the suspects entered the Court on Zrinjevac from the back side, from Petrinjska Street shortly after 5 PM. According to spokesperson of the County Court Krešimir Devčić, five individuals were brought in, three of whom are charged with the crime of aggravated murder, while two are charged with aiding the murderers after the assassination.
Unofficially, it is learned that Robert and Luka Matanić and Amar Mafalani, who are charged with aggravated murder, were brought to court.
Their identities have not been disclosed, but unofficially it is learned that they are Robert and Luka Matanić and Amar Mafalani who are charged with aggravated murder. It is also unofficially learned that Svetozar Đurović (Montenegro) and Milenko Kuzmanović (Serbia) are charged with aiding. The suspects are being interrogated by investigative judges Boris Ivančić and Ljiljana Maletić. It is expected that all five will be held in custody.
For the crime of aggravated murder of Ivo Pukanic and Niko Franjić and for conspiracy to commit it, the police have filed a criminal complaint against five individuals and several currently unknown persons, said the head of the Police Director’s Office Krunoslav Borovec. Of the five reported for aggravated murder and conspiracy, three Croatian citizens were brought to the Investigative Center of the County Court in Zagreb, while two are on the run and a warrant has been issued for them.
