Police 'Find Sanader's Secret Bank Accounts'

Croatian daily Jutarnji List wrote on Thursday that Austrian police had found the accounts, one of which reportedly belonged to Sanader's late father and contains approximately one million euros, and another in Sanader's name that contains some 200,000 euros.

The former premier and current independent MP is being held in extradition custody in Austria, where he was arrested on Friday after Croatia issued an international arrest warrant amid suspicion of corruption.

Sanader is suspected of conspiracy to commit crime and abuse of office. He has denied the allegations.

Sanader left Croatia on December 9, just hours before he was stripped of immunity from prosecution by the parliament.

Police are reportedly searching for other hidden bank accounts in Europe and the US, and are looking at the accounts of 14 of his family members.

Earlier this week, a court in Zagreb ordered the former premier's assets to be frozen as the investigation continued.

Sanader, meanwhile, has not expressed a wish to be sent to Croatia, which has requested his extradition, and his next court hearing is scheduled for December 27.

The arrest of Sanader and his likely trial for corruption have dominated the headlines in Croatia for the past several days. The European Union has long been pressuring Zagreb to crack down on corruption, and Sanader is the highest ranking former official to face formal allegations of this sort.