Murder of a Wealthy Man Near Crikvenica: US Extradites Suspect to Croatia After 20 Years
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It is currently unknown why the US authorities suddenly changed their decision and approved the extradition after years of refusals.
In 1995, a wealthy man named Ljubomir Novak, who had returned to Croatia from Sweden, was murdered in Crikvenica. He is said to have died because he had become involved in a love affair. Five people were convicted of his murder. 51-year-old Ana Pečaver Lesić was also convicted of participating in one of the most high-profile murders in Croatia. After more than 20 years of life, her extradition to Croatia was allowed.
AFTER 20 years on the run, Ana Pečaver, convicted of participating in a contract killing near Crikvenica in 1995, was extradited to Croatia from the USA.
The US has extradited 51-year-old Ana Pečaver Lesić to Croatia, convicted of participating in the ordered murder of Ljubomir Novak near Crikvenica in 1995. She lived in the US for more than two decades, and attempts to extradite her to Croatia have been repeatedly rejected, the Rijeka portal Burin reported.
Ana Pečaver Lesić (51), who was convicted in absentia for participating in the contract killing of Croatian entrepreneur and returnee from Sweden Ljubomir Novak in 1995, has been extradited to Croatia from the United States of America (USA), the Rijeka portal Burin announced.
USA extradites Ana Pečaver: Rich returnee killed on evening run - Pečaver Lesić sentenced to 15 years in prison along with her father Marija Pečaver
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