He was sentenced to 13 months less in prison: The Court of Appeals reduced Klikovac's prison sentence by almost half.

The Court of Appeals of Montenegro has reduced the prison sentence for the former director of the Podgorica city company "Putevi" by almost half. Violeta Klikovac, who, according to a final decision, will serve 13 months less in prison instead of two years and seven months.

Klikovac was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison by a first-instance decision of the Higher Court in Podgorica at the end of December last year for abuse of office, causing damage to a company of more than 30.000 euros, forgery of official documents, and forgery of official documents through incitement.

With that ruling, the archivist of "Roads" Sonja Perić She was sentenced to four months probation for the criminal offense of forging official documents, or certifying with an official seal incorrect content in an official document.

The first-instance decision was reversed by the Appellate Court panel and reduced the sentence imposed by the judge of the Higher Court in Podgorica by 42 percent. Sonja Keković.

Independent Public Relations Advisor of the Higher Court in Podgorica Ivana Vukmirović She told "Vijesti" that the first-instance verdict was only changed in the part of the decision on the sentence for Klikovac.

"In the manner in which the defendant VK was sentenced to a single prison sentence of one year and six months. The rest of the verdict remained unchanged," Vukmirović wrote in his response.

By the indictment of the Special State Prosecutor's Office, represented by the prosecutor Jovan Vukotic, it is stated that it has been proven beyond doubt that Klikovac, from December 30, 2013 to December 24, 2017, damaged the company "Putevi" for an amount exceeding 30.000 euros by purchasing exclusive fashion pieces in the boutiques of the companies "SAMMS", "Tenero", "Mona" and "Đak sport" instead of equipment for the needs of employees in the company she managed.

Perić was accused of "entering false data into the registry" as an archivist.

During the trial, Klikovac did not dispute that she was buying clothes for personal needs, but she denied committing a crime, stating that she took the vouchers based on a decision she made herself, according to which all employees at "Putevi" could trade.

The prosecution also cited as an aggravating circumstance that she damaged the company "while it was in an unenviable business situation."

Defendant Perić admitted during the trial that she regretted entering incorrect information into the “Putevi” register. She also stated that the former director, defendant Violeta Klikovac, “was quite arrogant and unpleasant when someone disagreed with her,” and that she acted on her orders out of fear of losing her job.