The former head of accounting of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, Branka Pavosevic, was released from investigating detention on Saturday, 23 July, at the request of the anti-corruption agency USKOK, her lawyer Davor Cahun told reporters on Wednesday evening.
Cahun was unable to speak of his client's status due to confidentiality reasons.
She is apparently suspected of involvement in the siphoning of funds from government ministries and state-owned companies through the privately owned marketing firm Fimi Media.
Pavosevic, who was dismissed from the post of the head of the HDZ accounting after auditors detected irregularities in the party's book-keeping in 2008, is suspected of conspiring with former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, former customs chief Mladen Barisic and several ministers and CEOs of public companies to siphon funds from state institutions and public companies through the privately owned marketing firm Fimi Media.
The decision to put Pavosevic in custody was made on 15 July by investigating judge Erna Drazancic, at the request of USKOK. Eight days later, Pavosevic was released.
