
The Real
Madrid superstar is currently a key witness in the trial of Zdravko Mamic, a
former chief executive of Dinamo Zagreb who oversaw the transfer of Modric to
Tottenham in 2008.
Mamic is
being prosecuted for various things, including tax fraud and embezzlement, and
part of the dispute relates to him keeping a hefty chunk of the fee Spurs paid
for Modric. That he pocketed the money is not in dispute – but Mamic denies
there was anything unlawful about doing so.
The contract
stipulated that the fee was to be shared on a 50-50 basis between the club and
the player.
However, the
prosecution in the high-profile case are trying to prove it was only signed and
backdated after the midfielder had already been sold.
Modric
initially confirmed this was the case, but then backtracked, claiming he was
confused.
‘When
speaking about that, I was talking about a personal contract between Mamic and
me, which regulated the split of the transfer fee,’ said the midfielder.
And now the
State Attorney’s Office (DORH) has opened up an investigation into Modric’s
conduct after a suspicion of purgury.
In a
statement, the DORH said: “State Attorney's Office in Osijek opened the
investigation against Croatian citizen (1985) due to the existence of
reasonable doubt that when giving testimony before the County Court in Osijek
committed a crime against justice by giving false testimony under Article 305,
paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code / 11. (6th 19th 2017).
“There is a reasonable doubt that on 13 June
2017 at the Osijek County Court, during a hearing in a criminal case against
the first accused Croatian citizen (1970) and others, for the criminal offence
of abuse of position and authority in Article 291, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the CC
/ 11; although he was warned that a witness is obliged to tell the truth and
that is giving a false statement offence; examined as a witness falsely
testified that the annex to the agreement.”
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