The trial of the former director of the Real Estate Administration, Dragan Kovačević, and other defendants, for the illegal appropriation of state land in the Morski Dobr zone, continued today in the High Court with the hearing of witnesses.
In addition to Dragan Kovačević, his son Danko, Ana Lakićević-Grdinić, Veselin Tomašević, Krsto Pavićević, Danilo Jovanović, Sanja Popović, Aleksandar Boljević and the Podgorica company "Geo&Arch" are also indicted for the illegal appropriation of state land in the Morski Dobr zone.
It is suspected that Kovačević, through Sanja Popović, hired her uncle Aleksandar Boljević to force the other co-owner of the house in Bogišići to sell him his share, for an amount that is below the real value.
Witness Gojko M. Peričić said that his father had property in Bogišići.
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"My father Marko was married twice. I found out from my mother that my father is the owner of the plot in Bogišići. I am from my second marriage. When I turned 30, I met those brothers for the first time. Regarding the property in Bogišići, I spoke mostly with Luka Peričić. We had agreed to build the building together. After two years, I heard that the plot was sold. I learned from Luka Peričić that Aleksandar Gazivoda bought some land from my half-sisters. Luka told me that he sold the land in Bogišići. To clarify, Luka, his two sisters and cousin are the owners of that land, in my neighborhood and we border each other. He told me that the land was sold to Gazivoda. Luka did not mention any other buyer, apart from Gazivoda. Meanwhile, I met the accused Danko Kovačević, who is now my neighbor in Bogišići. Luka offered me to build a pontoon together, that is the landscaping of the coastal area. I said that I had no money at that moment, but that he should build it and tell me what my share was. He told me that my part is 5.000 euros to pay him, with the fact that I am indebted to Gazivoda. Not long after that, I paid it off. I have a note in my house that I paid 5.000 euros to Gazivodi, which he signed. If necessary, I can deliver it to the court," said Gojko Peričić.
Testifying in September before the High Court, Aleksandar Gazivoda said, among other things, that he met the accused Dragan Kovačević in 2008, when he opened a shop and bought an apartment in the building where the former director of the Real Estate Administration lived.
"...I showed him the plot that was 10 meters from my house, explaining to him that I was trying to buy it. I suggested to him that we build something together because it was sold cheap at the time. The idea was mine...," said Gazivoda.
He added that one of the owners of the plot, Luka Peričić, lived in Tivat, while the other owners lived around the world, in Serbia, Germany and Pakistan.
"We went to Luka. Dragan had an argument with him in the first minute. Luka was nervous because he expected the other co-owners to give up ownership in his favor," said Gazivoda at the time. After a few days, he went to Peričić and offered to buy his part for 18.000 euros and to pay him an additional 13.000 euros, which was the cost of the bridge he built on that lot.
"Luka Peričić agreed, after which we concluded the contract with a notary. I told Dragan that I managed to buy ¼ of the plot from Luka, and that he should buy the rest from the other owners. It's my luck that I completed the payment through the bank," said Gazivoda.
The indictment presented that the defendant Dragan Kovačević committed the criminal offense of creating a criminal organization from Article 401 a paragraph 1 in connection with paragraph 6 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro, and the defendants Ana Lakićević-Grdinić, Veselin Tomašević, Krsto Pavićević, Danilo Jovanović, Danko Kovačević, Sanja Popović and Aleksandar Boljević criminal offense of creating a criminal organization from article 401 a paragraph 2 in connection with paragraphs 1 and 6 of the CCCG. Defendant legal entity "Geo & Arh" doo Podgorica criminal offense of creating a criminal organization from Article 401 a paragraph 2 in connection with paragraphs 1 and 6 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro in connection with Article 5 of the Law on Liability of Legal Persons for Criminal Offences.
It is added that the defendant Ana Lakićević Grdinić under points a, b, cie of the indictment committed a prolonged criminal offense of abuse of official position, Dragan Kovačević under points a, b, cie committed a prolonged criminal offense of abuse of official position through incitement, then the criminal offense of illegal occupation of land and criminal offense of extortion and incitement.
The defendant Danilo Jovanović committed the criminal offense of abuse of official position, as did Veselin Tomašević, while the indictment presented that the defendant Krsto Pavićević committed the criminal offense of abuse of position in business operations in conjunction with the criminal offense of document forgery.
Danko Kovačević committed the criminal offense of tax and contribution evasion, the defendant Dalibor Knežević committed the criminal offense of abuse of office, while the defendant Aleksandar Boljević and the defendant Sanja Popović committed the criminal offense of coercion.
The legal entity "Geo & Arch Projekt" doo Podgorica committed the criminal offense of abuse of position in business operations in conjunction with the criminal offense of forging a document.
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