ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A court in Croatia on Tuesday convicted a former prime minister of siphoning millions in state money while in power, and sentenced him to nine years in prison as part of efforts by the European Union’s newest member to root out corruption.
The verdict was the second conviction for Ivo Sanader, who ruled from 2004 to 2009. Sanader, the highest-ranking former official ever tried in the Balkan country, was sentenced separately to 10 years in prison for bribery in 2012.
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