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Amid Controversy, Political Scrutiny and Increased Media Pressure Željko Topić and Benoît Battistelli Allegedly Cancel Today's Trip to Zagreb (Croatia) Where Topić Faces Many Criminal Charges

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Summary: The Croatian press comments on the recent declaration from the Council of Europe and Topić's not-so-sterling status in his home country, where he is wanted for alleged crimes

Some new and exclusive material about the EPO has arrived. Željko Topić is at the centre of attention again, so keeping a low profile probably won't work for him right now. When Topić speaks out these days it tends to just backfire because he has no leg to stand on, especially as far as ethics go.



Recall our earliest articles about Topić; that was almost one year ago [1, 2]. He has powerful connections in Croatia (even connections to known criminals who are in prison) and there are many criminal charges against him. Months ago he lost in a court of law an effort to silence his victims using the 'defamation' card -- the same card with which Battistelli tries to justify going as far as surveillance cameras and keyloggers after his sham 'internal investigation'.

"Two Croatian news portals have covered the Council of Europe story," said a source, after we had learned about more political interventions against Battistelli et al. Many of these political interventions come from France, so Battistelli's shameless efforts to paint critics as "racists" won't work this time around. It was always nonsensical, but now it is a lot easier to see that.

"Many of these political interventions come from France, so Battistelli's shameless efforts to paint critics as "racists" won't work this time around."Here is the first article, titled "Sanaderov kadar u središtu europskog skandala!" (translation coming soon, but the headline of this dnevno.hr article can be roughly translated as follows: "Sanader's 'apparatchik' at the heart of a European scandal"). The second article is titled "VIJEĆE EU POKRENULO DEKLARACIJU O EPO" and we will hopefully have translations soon. Sources that speak Croatian say that they are "busy with other stuff at the moment and it might take a few days before [they] can rustle up a translation."

The rumour, which we mentioned here before, is that Battistelli was scheduled to travel to Croatia with Željko Topić on the 3rd of July to open an exhibition about inventors at the Technical Museum in Zagreb (see "The exhibition European Inventors Hall of Fame from 3rd July 2015 at the Technical Museum in Zagreb").

"According to [unsourced] information," we are told, "neither Battistelli not Željko Topić travelled in the end (maybe because of fears of the negative press coverage) and instead Mr. Francois-Rgis Hannart, a member of Battistelli's "inner circle" was sent to represent the EPO."

40 years of EPO reputation may be up in flames in just 4 years (or less) because of Battistelli and his longtime mates, whom he uses to infiltrate this well-funded (by taxpayers) organisation [PDF]. Many high-salaried managers are selected irrespective of their background, skills, and reputation. Thugs are not just allowed but very much welcomed, including that Mafioso, Željko Topić, who is back in the news right now, receiving unwanted attention. For the uninitiated, here is his relation to Ivo Sanader, among others.

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