tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562305868828873876.post328204631622279382..comments2024-03-18T07:31:11.141-07:00Comments on Balkanblog: 10 Festnahmen in Montenegro, rund um den Bürgermeister Rajko Kuljaca und die Betrugs Invest Firma "Zavala Invest"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562305868828873876.post-22073445256297842982014-07-18T06:24:53.419-07:002014-07-18T06:24:53.419-07:0018 Jul 14
Montenegro Court Jails Former Mayor
Cou...18 Jul 14<br />Montenegro Court Jails Former Mayor<br /><br />Courts on Thursday jailed the former mayor of the resort of Budva, his deputy and nine others in the so-called Zavala case.<br />Dusica Tomovic<br />BIRN<br />Podgorica<br /><br />Podgorica’s High Court on Thursday jailed 11 indictees in a case involving illegal construction work at Zavala hill in Budva in 2007 and 2008.<br /><br />Rajko Kuljaca, former mayor of the coastal resort, and Dragan Marovic, his deputy, were found guilty of abuse of office to the benefit a private company, Zavala Invest, and to the detriment of the municipal budget, of more than 800,000 euros.<br /><br />Kuljaca was jailed for five years, while Marovic, the brother of Svetozar Marovic, former president of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, was jailed for four.<br /><br />http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-court-jails-former-mayorMuzWahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256193458616365987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562305868828873876.post-22515932916308442062011-03-23T11:17:33.158-07:002011-03-23T11:17:33.158-07:0023 Mar 2011 / 16:34
Corruption Indictment Filed Ag...23 Mar 2011 / 16:34<br />Corruption Indictment Filed Against Budva Officials<br /><br />Montenegrin prosecutors have filed an indictment against a number of high-ranking officials from the city of Budva for allegedly embezzling several million euros.<br />RTS<br /><br />Montenegro's State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment on Tuesday against the mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipality of Budva, Rajko Kuljaca and Dragan Marovic, and nine other people on suspicion of abuse of position and embezzlement in the "Zavala" case.<br /><br />The suspects are accused of abusing their official positions to allow Zavala Invest, a company part-owned by Russian tycoon Sergey Polanski, to illegally construct about 40 villas at Budva’s nearby Zavala Cape, Montenegro’s top summer resort.<br /><br />In addition to Kuljaca and Marovic, the indictment was filed against members of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Djordjije Pinjatic, Dragan Zinic, Slobodan Djurovic, Stevan Vucetic, Sreten Tomovica, Novak Stanojevic, Marko Kalostra, Dragan Sekulic, Miodrag Minic, and Russian national Natalia Panini, former director of "Zavala Invest", the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.<br /><br />Dragan Marovic is the brother and closest associate of one the country’s most powerful politicians, Svetozar Marovic, while Djordjije Pinjatic, a DPS deputy, is also one of Svetozar Marovic’s close associates.<br /><br />The prosecution asked the court to extend the custody of the defendants, who were arrested in December, noting that their release could "undermine confidence" in the ability of the prosecutor and the courts to prosecute and judge the case, and pointing to the gravity of the charges.<br /><br />Police arrested the officials in the resort of Budva on December 24, days after the resignation as prime minister of Milo Djukanovic, head of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS. <br /><br />http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/corruption-indictment-filed-against-budva-officialsnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255759800122584046noreply@blogger.com