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Croatian Highway Officials Indicted for Bribery
Croatian anti‑corruption office USKOK has filed an indictment at the County Court in Zagreb against former head of Hrvatske ceste Josip Škorić, former director of the traffic sector in Hrvatske autoceste Silvijo Čamber, retired professor Anđelko Ščukanec and head of a traffic‑signal institute Darko Babić, as well as Ščukanec’s company Chemosignal. The prosecution alleges the quartet received and gave bribes, traded influence and abused their positions.
According to the indictment, Ščukanec demanded that Čamber use his authority to favor Chemosignal in public tender processes from 2023 to June 2025, offering to finance renovations of Čamber’s house; Čamber allegedly paid at least €21,900 for those works. Ščukanec is also accused of arranging for Chemosignal to be engaged as a subcontractor on a project it had not won, and of offering to cover private expenses of Škorić, including hospitality costing €3,911.90 paid by the Faculty of Traffic Sciences, a hotel stay of €997.90 in Rovinj, airline tickets worth €2,424.26, and a €40,899.79 car purchase for Škorić’s relative. The indictment follows arrests made in June of the previous year.
Entities
Anđelko Ščukanec · Chemosignal · Darko Babić · Josip Škorić · Silvijo Čamber
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- [● 4 SOURCES] Ščukanec offered to cover private expenses of Škorić, leading the Faculty of Traffic Sciences to pay €3,911.90 for hospitality services used by Škorić. valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr
- [● 4 SOURCES] USKOK filed an indictment against former Hrvatske ceste president Josip Škorić, former Hrvatske autoceste traffic sector director Silvijo Čamber, retired professor Anđelko Ščukanec, institute head Dar valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr
- [● 4 SOURCES] Chemosignal paid for Škorić’s hotel stay in Rovinj (€997.90), airline tickets (€2,424.26), and Ščukanec arranged a €40,899.79 car purchase for Škorić’s relative. valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr
- [● 4 SOURCES] Čamber paid at least €21,900 for house renovation work performed by two tradesmen, funded by Chemosignal. valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr
- [● 4 SOURCES] Institute head Darko Babić approved the hospitality payment despite knowing the costs were not for faculty purposes, causing a €3,911.90 loss to the faculty. valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr
- [● 4 SOURCES] Ščukanec arranged for Chemosignal to be engaged as a subcontractor on a project it had not won. valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr
- [● 4 SOURCES] Ščukanec demanded that Čamber favor Chemosignal in public tender processes between 2023 and June 2025, offering to finance renovations of Čamber's house. valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr
- [● 4 SOURCES] The indictment alleges receipt and giving of bribes, trading influence and abuse of position by the accused. valterportal.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · riportal.net.hr · www.index.hr