Zdravko Mamic

Croatia Upholds Dinamo Zagreb Football Club Ex-Boss’s Conviction

Former Dinamo Zagreb executive director Zdravko Mamic, who has been convicted of financial crimes in Croatia, told a press conference on Tuesday in the Bosnian town of Mostar that if he must serve a prison sentence, he will serve it in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"We are in my first homeland," Mamic, who holds dual Croatian and Bosnian citizenship, told media.

Croatia Court Drops Charges Against Luka Modric

Croatia's national football team captain Luka Modric will not be prosecuted for giving false testimony at the trial of the former FC Dinamo chief Zdravko Mamic, the news agency Hina reported on Monday.

"There are not enough grounds for suspicions to raise an indictment against Modric," Kresimir Devcic, a court spokesman, was quoted as saying on Monday.

Croatian Football Faces More Corruption Indictments

The Croatian State Attorney's Office in Osijek, eastern Croatia, on Wednesday filed an indictment against Dejan Lovren, a Croatian football player and Liverpool defender, for giving a false statement during the corruption trial of Zdravko Mamic, the former chief of the Dinamo Zagreb club, and three co-defendants, on September 1, 2017.

Dinamo Zagreb Football Supremo Convicted of Fraud

Zdravko Mamic, the former chief of Dinamo Zagreb, his brother Zoran Mamic, Damir Vrbanovic, a former Dinamo director, and tax official Milan Pernar were convicted on Wednesday of siphoning about 116 million kunas (15.5 million euros) out of the football club and defrauding the state of about 12.milion kuna (1.8 euro) in unpaid taxes.

Luka Modric Probe 'Sends Warning to Perjurers'

Croatian former justice minister Vesna Skare Ozbolt said on Tuesday that the investigation into Real Madrid football star Luka Modric, suspected of giving false testimony in court about alleged financial kickbacks in his 2008 transfer from Dinamo Zagreb, should be a warning to people considering committing perjury.

Dinamo Zagreb Chief Arrested Again in Croatia

Police arrested Mamic early on Wednesday morning along with four other people, on an arrest warrant issued by Croatian Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime, USKOK.

Unconfirmed reports suggested that Mamic was arrested along his son Mario, who used to manage a sports agency founded by his father, which had contracts with some of Dinamo's players.

Croatia Court Releases Dinamo Chiefs on Bail

Zagreb County Court on Wednesday ordered the release on bail of Dinamo's executive president, Zdravko Mamic, the club manager, Zoran Mamic, and the former club director, Damir Vrbanovic, for a total of 1.6 million euro.

All suspects left custody prison on Wednesday afternoon, after their bails were deposited at court.

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