The prosecution previously announced, without disclosing the identity but only the age of the accused, that a 55-year-old man is being charged with the criminal offense of giving false testimony.
According to the indictment, Jeličić is accused of knowingly giving false testimony in April 2016 in Zagreb while testifying as a witness in a previous criminal proceeding. Despite being warned of his duty to tell the truth and that giving false testimony is a criminal offense, he falsely stated that he had transferred his claim against a football club to two individuals who paid him the agreed amount of money, reports Hina.
Media previously reported that during questioning by USKOK that year, Jeličić stated he had received 200,000 euros, which Dinamo owed him based on a settlement, from the English company Real Sports Management, owned by Mario Mamić.
However, at the trial of the Mamić family at the Osijek County Court in 2024, in the case known as Dinamo 2, Jeličić changed his testimony and said he did not receive that amount from any English or foreign company, but personally from Zdravko Mamić.
He explained that he had not told the truth earlier about the terms of the financial settlement with Dinamo because he feared possible criminal liability.
"Zdravko paid me 200,000 euros in cash at the club's premises in the presence of Damir Vrbanović, possibly Zoran Mamić, and my lawyer Krešimir Ćurković, and I withdrew the lawsuit," Jeličić said in court.
According to the Criminal Procedure Act, giving false testimony carries a penalty of six months to five years in prison.