Stjepan Đureković
Stjepan Đureković | |
|---|---|
 Stjepan Đureković | |
| Born | 1926 |
| Died | 28 July 1983 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Stjepan Đureković (c. 1926 – 28 July 1983) was a Croatian businessman, best known as the politically-appointed CEO of the state-owned INA petrol company.
In 1982 he defected to West Germany and became active in Croatian nationalist émigré circles opposed to Yugoslavia.
Early life
Đureković was born in the village of Bukovac near Petrovaradin. During World War II he avoided service in the Independent State of Croatia's armed forces to join the Partisans.[1]
Business career in FPR/SFR Yugoslavia
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After the war he rose to a position within INA.[1]
Relocation to West Germany
After falling out with the government he defected to West Germany in 1982 where he became involved with the Croatian National Committee, a Croat nationalist organization.[1] Together with Ivan Botić he published Yugoslavia in crisis, in which the two argued that Yugoslavia's large inflation rate and unemployment was resulting in the exploitation of Croatian resources.[2][3]
Assassination
Đureković was assassinated in Wolfratshausen, West Germany by UDBA agents in 1983 in "Operation Dunav".[1][4] Đureković's remains were reburied at Zagreb's Mirogoj cemetery in 1999.[5]
In 2005, Germany issued an arrest warrant on Josip Perković for his involvement in the assassination.[6] Krunoslav Prates was also put on trial on charges relating to the crime.[7] Some sources have linked the assassination to Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović, a career criminal known to be contracted by Yugoslavia's State Security Administration (SDB) in various operations [clarification needed] during the 1970s and 1980s. [8]
The German court trying Prates threatened to take action against Croatian officials who obstructed testimony at the trial, [clarification needed] including Croatian president Stjepan Mesić.[9] In 2008, Krunoslav Prates was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the assassination.[10]
In 2009, Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office issued warrants for Zdravko Mustač, Ivan Cetinić, Ivan Lasić and Boris Brnelić for involvement in the murder as members of the UDBA.[11] In October 2009, German police arrested Luka Sekula, a Croat with Swedish citizenship, for participation in the murder.[12][13]
On 1 January 2014, Josip Perković was arrested in Zagreb. His trial began in Germany in in mid-2014.[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Dossier: Slučaj Perković ili tko su hrvatski obavještajci, 24sata.hr; accessed 20 January 2016.Template:Hr icon
- ^ "Yugoslavia in crisis", openlibrary.org; accessed 11 March 2016.
- ^ Meštrović, Stjepan Gabriel, Miroslav Goreta & Slaven Letica; The Road from paradise: prospects for democracy in Eastern Europe. University Press of Kentucky, 1993. (p. 77)
- ^ Suspect in Đureković killing captured in Germany, hrt.hr, 9 July 2005; accessed 20 January 2016.Template:Hr icon
- ^ Đureković sentence by Dolanc, Planinc, Spiljak and Ljubicic?, vjesnik.hr; accessed 20 January 2016. Template:Hr icon
- ^ Suspected of being involved in killings of Stjepan Đureković, Danas Template:Wayback[dead link]
- ^ Ante Pavić (19 May 2006). "Prekinuto suđenje Pratesu". Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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- ^ Vijesti.net - Minhenski sudac prijavit će Mesića zbog uplitanja u Pratesov sudski proces?, index.hr; accessed 20 January 2016.Template:Hr icon
- ^ Prates life imprisonment for role in Đureković killing, vecernji.hr; accessed 11 March 2016.
- ^ Tjeralica iz Njemačke za udbašima, polizei.bayern.de; accessed 20 January 2016.Template:De icon
- ^ U Njemačkoj uhićen bivši jugoslavenski agent zbog ubojstva Stjepana Đurekovića, Slobodna Dalmacija; accessed 20 January 2016.Template:Hr icon
- ^ Udbaš Vinko Sindičić uhićen u Njemačkoj, slobodnadalmacija.hr; accessed 11 March 2016.Template:Hr icon
- ^ Former Yugoslav intelligence agent Josip Perković arrested in Zagreb, euronews.com, 1 January 2014; accessed 20 January 2016.