Ivo Sanader, Croatia's ex-PM, extradited from Austria

Croatia has put its former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader behind bars after his night-time extradition from Austria.

He is due to be questioned this week over allegations of corruption and abuse of power.

He was driven across the Croatian border in a silver Mercedes van under police escort, Reuters reported.

Mr Sanader, 57, denies any wrongdoing, and says the charges are politically motivated. He was in power in 2004-09.

He was arrested in Austria in December, on a Croatian arrest warrant, a day after Croatia had lifted his immunity from prosecution.

There are suspicions that Mr Sanader diverted state budget money into a secret slush fund for his conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)....