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To: Dale Baker who wrote (8036)	6/27/1999 4:24:00 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 118717

OT - and here is what Croats have to put up with: Croatian Soccer Scandal Under Probe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.P. INDEXES: TOP STORIES \| NEWS \| SPORTS \| BUSINESS \| TECHNOLOGY \| ENTERTAINMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filed at 8:23 p.m. EDT By The Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Police searched the apartment Saturday of an editor who published allegations that intelligence services had rigged soccer matches in favor of the president's favorite team. Ivo Pukanic, editor of the independent weekly Nacional, said a judge ordered the search on suspicion that he is disclosing national secrets, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Police have already interrogated him and searched his office. Earlier this month, Nacional cited documents from the Bureau of National Security that reportedly indicated that referees were bribed or blackmailed to make rulings in favor of the Croatia Zagreb club, a favorite of politicians in the governing Croatian Democratic Union of President Franjo Tudjman. Croatia Zagreb won its fifth consecutive title this year, in a season marked by dubious refereeing. The Interior Ministry did not deny the authenticity of the documents, but denied involvement in possible match rigging. The former head of the intelligence service, Miroslav Separovic, was arrested and his home ransacked, apparently because he was suspected of leaking documents to Nacional. He was released, but a criminal investigation against him is continuing. The government has been cracking down on what it says is the illegal leaking and publishing of state secrets. Opposition parties and reporters counter that such documents reveal abuses and should not be regarded as state secrets in the first place. Tudjman's party has ordered a review of secret service operations, but critics say they suspect the investigation is aimed only at finding out who is leaking documents.