Leaked Documents Reveal Business Dealings and Payments Linked to Murdered Croatian Journalist

Leaked documents obtained from a Cypriot corporate service provider, MeritServus, have provided fresh evidence about the source of payment to one of the assassins involved in the murder of journalist Ivo Pukanić in Croatia [2cfbe695]. The documents reveal that a British Virgin Islands company called General Pioneer made a 780,000-euro payment to Slobodan Ðurović, who was convicted for the murder. The owner of General Pioneer is identified as Bulgarian businessman Ognian Bozarov, although there is no direct evidence linking him to the assassination [2cfbe695]. However, the leaked records shed light on Ðurović's business dealings with Bozarov leading up to the murder, providing valuable insights into the case [2cfbe695]. The investigation, known as Cyprus Confidential, is part of a broader examination of Russian influence in Cyprus and is being conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and Paper Trail Media [2cfbe695].

Leaked documents from the Cyprus Confidential leak reveal that Ognian Bozarov, a Bulgarian businessman, is the owner of General Pioneer Inc., a company that made payments linked to the murder of Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanić [def918a1]. Slobodan Đurović, a convicted murderer, received over $1.5 million in payments from General Pioneer, with $400,000 paid four months before a $1.1 million transfer. The payments were allegedly related to real estate, but the new documents raise questions about their legitimacy. Bozarov denies any involvement in the murder and claims that the payments were purely for business purposes. The documents also show that Đurović was an employee at a Serbian company owned by Bozarov before the murder. The exact orderer and payer of the murder remain unknown. The explosion that killed Pukanić and his marketing director in 2008 was planned by organized crime figures from across the Balkans. The murder trial convicted six men, including Đurović, who was named a 'key middleman' by the court. The payment to Đurović came from General Pioneer Inc., a company based in the British Virgin Islands with strict corporate secrecy rules. The leaked documents shed light on the business dealings and connections between Bozarov and Đurović, raising further questions about the murder case [def918a1].