In the shops of former leaders of Podgorica's "Sports Facilities" Vojislav Marković and former members of the Board of Directors of that company do not have the substance of a criminal offense for which they would be prosecuted by the Higher State Prosecutor's Office, which is why the Podgorica police report for abuse of official position was submitted to Podgorica prosecutors for processing.
This was answered to "Vijesti" by the institution he heads. Beautiful Medenica.
In mid-November last year, the Podgorica police filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office against Marković, the former president and members of the Board of Directors of that city company, VL, V.Š., BV, A.M. i J.D.J. (39), on suspicion of abusing their official position.
The Police Directorate announced at the time that these former city officials are suspected of having provided Marković with an illegal material benefit of at least 40.000 euros by enabling him to purchase an apartment on favorable terms, to the detriment of the budget of the Capital City. They also said that before filing criminal charges, the police suspected that Marković had committed a criminal offense by abusing his official position and drafting and proposing to the Board of Directors for adoption the controversial Rulebook on Resolving the Housing Needs of Employees.
"In the case that was formed in the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica, against VM, VL, V.Š., BV, AM and J.Đ.J., for the criminal offense of abuse of official position, all suspects were questioned during the investigation, and upon the order of this prosecutor's office, an expert examination was conducted by a construction expert, and after obtaining the expert examination and evaluating the entire case files, it was assessed that there were no elements of a criminal offense within the jurisdiction of this prosecutor's office, especially taking into account the findings and opinion of the construction expert regarding the value of the property in question, and the case was submitted to the jurisdiction of the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica on 14 January 1," the Podgorica Higher Prosecutor's Office told "Vijesti".
The Basic State Prosecutor's Office responded to the editorial staff that the case is under investigation and that "in order to protect the further course of the proceedings, we cannot provide any further details at this time."
The police filed a complaint against Marković and several former members of the Board of Directors of "Sports Facilities" a year after the then deputy mayor, the current Minister of Interior, submitted documentation on the alleged abuse of official position to the Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT). Danilo Šaranović.
In the summer of 2023, he claimed that he had provided documents to special prosecutors proving that the former director of "Sports Facilities", with the approval of the Board of Directors, had twice resolved the housing issue at the expense of the citizens of the Capital City.
In his application to the SDT, Šaranović stated that 25 years ago, Marković received an 84-square-meter apartment in the center of Podgorica on favorable terms from the Podgorica institution "Children's Union", which he headed at the time.
The current Minister of the Interior also announced at the time that Marković paid 10 percent of the market value for the apartment, but 15 years later (2015) he gave it to his son, and in May 2020 he requested that "Sports Facilities" resolve his housing issue again. According to documents submitted to prosecutors, he was granted this two years later.
Marković did not respond to calls from the editorial office regarding this case at the time, just like most of the former members of the Board of Directors.
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