Πρόσθεσε ότι "υπήρξαν επίσης συναλλαγές οι οποίες δημιουργούν ανησυχίες ότι μέρος των χρημάτων πέρασε στα χέρια εγκληματιών πολέμου".
"Mandic and his associates in and outside politics did everything they could to strip the bank's assets and not pay its depositors, or its employees," Ashdown said at the time."There were also transactions that open up concerns that some funds may have been passed into war criminals' hands," he added.