Indictment Raised Against Nadan Vidošević

Due to the extraction of money from the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) and other corrupt misdeeds, USKOK on Wednesday raised an indictment against the long-time head of that economic institution, Nadan Vidošević, who since Croatia's independence has also held a number of high political offices, and after leaving the HDZ in 2010 ran in the presidential elections, reports the news agency Patria.

Along with Vidošević, the indictment also includes his closest associates from the Chamber - Zdenka Peternel and Josipa Miladinov, marketing expert Davor Komerički, owner of companies through which money was extracted Igor Premilovac, Vidošević's real estate advisor Vesna Rodić, expert associate for finance and accounting at HGK J. M., art dealer Jasna Marković Grubić, and then-member of the Supervisory Board of Kraš Jadranka Ivčić.

During the investigation, his valuable assets from an art collection to numerous properties, cars and shares were frozen. However, since their value is less than the approximately thirty million kuna by which he allegedly damaged the Chamber, USKOK also requested the seizure of assets from members of his family - his wife, two daughters and mother. Investigators claimed that even their assets could not be justified by income recorded with the tax administration, leading them to suspect that they too were obtained illegally, writes Index.