Former County Prefect Convicted of Violence Lands Job with €3,000 Monthly Salary
Alojz Tomašević, with a final conviction for violence against his wife, has been working as deputy director of the Veterans' Center in Pakrac since September last year.
Alojz Tomašević, with a final conviction for violence against his wife, has been working as deputy director of the Veterans' Center in Pakrac since September last year.
In Pakrac, at the Veterans' Center, Alojz Tomašević, who previously served as the prefect of the Požega-Slavonia County and was finally convicted by the Karlovac County Court in 2020 for domestic violence and physically injuring his wife, has been appointed as deputy director. According to data published by Telegram and reported by Index.hr, he has been in this role since September 9 last year, with a monthly salary of around €3,000.
The Ministry of Croatian Veterans confirmed the employment date to Telegram, but the response did not clarify what specific duties Tomašević performs on a daily basis. The Veterans' Center building in Pakrac is still under construction, and the institution operates from temporary premises and through mobile teams.
"While the aforementioned works are ongoing, temporary office spaces are being used, and most activities are carried out in the field, as the construction of the Veterans' Center in Slunj is underway, and construction in Bukovlje is about to begin," the Ministry of Croatian Veterans responded.
According to Telegram's reporting, Tomašević has a temporary office in a small office in Požega, about fifty kilometers from Pakrac, where he goes only occasionally to have coffee with director Davor Huška. Telegram's sources claim that no one actually knows what Tomašević has been doing for nearly a year, and what he will do for another year until the Center becomes operational.
When Telegram journalists called him and asked what he does for eight hours each day in his temporary office, Tomašević countered with a question: "First, tell me, what is the reason for the interest?" Then he said: "The Center exists. I was chosen as deputy director, the headquarters is in Pakrac, and for all information about the Center's operations, call Mr. Davor Huška." When asked whether his office is in Požega or Pakrac, he replied: "My headquarters is in Pakrac, and the office is in Požega."
At the end of last year, the Veterans' Center in Pakrac had 11 employees, six of whom worked in mobile teams and five in the institution's management. Mobile teams provide support to veterans in Pakrac, Lipik, and Požega. The Center is planned for the permanent accommodation of about 60 Croatian veterans, with construction costs estimated at approximately €15 million. The plan is to open between 20 and 25 job positions.
The head of the institution is Davor Huška, who previously served as the mayor of Pakrac from the HDZ party. In May this year, he expressed hope that the Center would begin operations by the end of 2026. On the other hand, Telegram reports that the completion of the works is expected in the middle of next year. Sources do not agree on the exact deadline for the completion of the works.
Tomašević led the Požega-Slavonia County from 2013 to 2021. After his wife reported him for violence in 2017, HDZ expelled him from the party, but he remained prefect until the end of his term as an independent. In 2020, the court in Karlovac issued a final verdict finding Tomašević guilty of domestic violence and physically injuring his wife, and he was given a combined sentence of ten months in prison, suspended for two years.
His then-wife described the violence she experienced in her testimony.
"'You know what I'm like when I drink. I'm a rascal, I don't wish you harm. And if you get a slap now and then, what's that? It's not terrible, it's normal!' he said. I was afraid in such a marriage; when he would come home in that state, I was scared. Waiting for your husband in fear is not easy," she recounted.
In another instance, she described the event that preceded the police report.
"My husband came home and was talking on the phone. 'Who's calling you? Is it that woman?' But he attacked me, pushed me, and slapped me. I said 'enough is enough' and that I would report him. He cursed at me and said: 'Fine, report me.' When he pushed me, I ran into the room, later got dressed, went to the police, and reported everything," she recounted.
Tomašević is retired with the rank of brigadier general, was a volunteer in the Homeland War, and served in the 108th and 123rd brigades of the Croatian Army. He completed a degree in economics and also attended the Command and Staff School and the War School of the Armed Forces. During 2016, he was mentioned as a potential candidate for Minister of Croatian Veterans, but the appointment never materialized. In recent years, photographs and videos have been published multiple times showing him in the company of ministers and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.
