Accused banker Dusko Knezevic he asked the special prosecutor to give him access to the personal computer in order to prove that he Milo Djukanovic illegally earned his first million, while for the so-called nobody's house said that there was no written evidence, but he mentioned several witnesses with whom he spoke about it, including the prime minister at the time:
"I was talking to Milo Đukanović in his office about building a house in Gorica, when he asked me if the house was registered to me," Knežević said, among other things, at the hearing before the prosecutor. Tanjo Čolan Deretić and a judge of the High Court Amir Đokaj.
Knežević has been saying since 2019 that he has evidence of Đukanović's illegal enrichment, and the villa on Gorica hill, which he claims belongs to the former president of Montenegro.
During the hearing, he said that "no one's house, the first million and the custodial account" are one whole and that it cannot be discussed individually, Vijesti learned.
He also asserted that he gave Đukanović one million euros in cash in his house, but also requested that the authorities allow him to speak with the head of the Special Police Department. Predrag Šuković, because he is the only one he trusts.
He told the prosecutors, before whom he was heard in his capacity as a citizen, that "nobody's house, the first million and the custodial account" are one whole and that they cannot be discussed individually.
"I don't have material evidence other than what I presented for 'nobody's house', but I have material evidence related to loans, these evidences are in my computer, which I currently do not have access to, and if I were granted access to the computer, I would with my team, I could make a report for the prosecution. However, I am looking for a fair attitude towards me, because I believe that my safety is at risk because of this. I was attacked three times in London, my daughter, who is a lawyer, was attacked three times, I am afraid that someone would kill me and every time I hear a noise in the prison, I fear for my life", said Knežević.
He said that it all started in 2007, when, as he claims, then Prime Minister Đukanović asked him to give him a loan of one and a half million euros.
"At the same time, he told me that he already has the money that is with him Duška Bana i Mihajlovic in Switzerland".
He also claims that Đukanović proposed to give him a loan from Atlas Bank, which he owns, but that he suggested to him that it was not wise to grant the prime minister a loan in that amount:
"Because it will cause a reaction among the citizens".
"At that time, I suggested to Đukanović that I connect him with Piraeus Bank, given that I had good relations with the owners," Knežević told the prosecutors, Vijesti learned.
He also told them in detail about the meeting in Athens, which, he claims, was attended by him and Đukanović on the one hand, and by bank representatives on the other. Majkl Colakides, George Papaioanu, and I think he was also Meeting Rooms president of the bank during that period.
He also explained to them how it was agreed that the loan would be granted to the company "Capital invest" of which Đukanović was the founder, and that he was asked to guarantee the repayment of the loan. According to Knežević, part of the agreement was that the loan would be approved through the subsidiary bank "Piraeus" in London, and that the guarantee for it would be cash collateral on the account in "Piraeus bank".
"At that time, a million and a half euros was paid to the account of the company whose founder I am, that company is 'Comsel', from an account in Raifaisen Bank from Switzerland, and it was paid by Duško Ban and Mihajlović, that is, they were the owners of the account. Milo Đukanović told me that he had that million and a half euros, that it was his money, that it was in an account with Ban and Mihajlović. I assume that it is money from cigarette smuggling, because something was paid through the business company 'Mia investment'...", said Knežević.
He additionally explained why he assumed the money came from cigarette smuggling, also mentioning the deceased Out of Bokan...
"Milo Đukanović told me that it was not Ban and Mihajlović's money but his, he did not tell me anything about the origin of that money, and I assume that it is money from cigarette smuggling, considering that before Dušanka Jeknić asked if I could, through my connections abroad, help them unblock the money in Switzerland that comes from cigarette smuggling, and I told her that I couldn't because it was risky," he told the prosecutors.
He explained how the entire business went, and that they made a fictitious contract about an alleged investment in Montenegro so that Ban and Mihajlović would transfer the money that he used to guarantee Đukanović's loan.
"The money that Ban and Mihajlović transferred to the 'Comsel' account was transferred under a contract on alleged investment in Montenegro, and that contract was in fact just filling out a form for the transfer of money that will serve as collateral for a loan. This contract was 'painting the sky blue', it was a fictitious contract by which we only created the conditions for the money to be transferred to my account... I did not return to Ban and Mihajlović the money that was transferred from their account from Switzerland to the account of 'Comsel' and which served as collateral for a loan to Đukanović. They never even asked me for that money, because an affair broke out at the survey committee and they were not happy to meet with me. After the loan was closed, I returned Milo the money that was deposited into the 'Comsel' account as collateral... I handed the money over to him in Montenegro, in my house, and I don't want to say whether I recorded this handover, considering that in the other case the recording was not taken into account as evidence", he said.
Answering the prosecutor's questions, he said that he handed over the money to Đukanović because he had previously told him that his...
He also claims that he has a bunch of material evidence about those transactions, bank reports, but also a report by the British about the business of Đukanović and his related persons:
"But I don't want to hand over that report for now, and depending on that procedure and my eventual meeting with Predrag Šuković, whom I trust for now, I may hand it over...
He also asserted that Đukanović had a custodial account in Montenegro, but also who kept his money abroad.
"As for abroad, Duška Jeknić kept his money there, Brano Gvozdenović, son of Bran Gozdenović, brothers Ban i Peđa Nenezić, and I think Petros Statis. Đukanović was in business with By Stanko Canet Subotic, with whom I was on bad terms, so I had no access to it. "Mia investment" formally belonged to the Ban brothers, as far as I know it was informally owned by Canet Subotic", he said...
You have half of Montenegro, and I don't even have a house
The accused banker claims that Đukanović asked him in 2007, after he got a loan, to build a house in his name.
"I advised him that it is not a good move to build a house at that time, because he has a salary of about 1.200 euros, to which he responded by telling me that it is fine that I have half of Montenegro, and he can't even have a house." , Knežević said.
He told the prosecutors that he later heard that the former president had started building a house near Villa Gorica, and that then Đukanović asked him again to register the property in his name.
"He started building it sometime in 2012, and before the start of construction, he asked me again that the property be registered in my name, which I refused," he claims.
I have no physical evidence other than what I presented for 'nobody's house', but I have physical evidence regarding the loans, that evidence is in my computer which I do not have access to at the moment and if I were granted access to the computer, I and my team would could make a report for the prosecution. However, I am looking for a fair attitude towards me, because I believe that my safety is at risk because of this," Knežević said
That's when he stated that he found out that Đukanović hired the architect Zoran Petrović:
"Who worked for the Zemun clan and Vanja Bokan who collaborated with Đukanović in cigarette smuggling and who was later killed in Athens".
"I heard from Miomir Mugoša that a house was being built for the 'boss', and between us we called Milo Đukanović the boss, and that's why Mugoša asked me to give my consent to install cables for Đukanović's house, given that my land was in such a position that due to the distance those cables needed my consent. I gave this consent, and in my communication with Vanja Suhih, I heard that the building was demanding for the work he was doing, and he was working on the air conditioners, that there were swimming pools and wineries in the basement, and that there was a lot of work to do. Vlado Ivanović informed me that he is the contractor for the house being built for the boss, and 'Kroling' is the subcontractor," Knežević claimed at the hearing.
He explained that he heard all this from the people he mentioned, but also that he knew from direct communication with Đukanović:
"And I have no material evidence for 'nobody's house.' I also want to emphasize that I do not trust the judicial system, neither the court nor the prosecution, I only trust Predrag Šuković and I would like to talk to him... I was talking to Milo Đukanović in his office about building a house in Gorica, when he asked me that the house be registered to me. I suggested to Đukanović that the house be registered to one of his family members who have the income to cover the construction of the house, and not to someone with whom he is not related, because later he would have to buy that house and it would have to be appraised... Regarding of the plot on which the building was built, it was a city plot, Mugoša announced a competition and Vlad Ivanović's business company won that plot in the competition, and it is the business company 'Master inženjering'. On the sign that was on the construction site, it was written that 'Master inženjering' is the contractor, 'Kroling' is the subcontractor, while the name of the investor was not mentioned on the sign. All contractors and subcontractors competed to do the house for the boss, that is, they bragged about working for the boss, because it was a recommendation for their further business. They went to Italy to choose materials, Lidija (Đukanović) went there with them. When the house started to be built, Đukanović told me that it was his property, but he didn't tell me to whom it would be registered and how, but that was known. Zoran Petrović was the first to announce that he was making a project for Milo Đukanović, and I heard that the SPO obtained information that Petrović corresponded with Lidija Đukanović regarding the selection of materials and contracting subcontractors for the execution of works on this building," said Knežević.
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