The Special State Prosecutor's Office has submitted an indictment to the Special Department of the High Court in Podgorica against the fugitive owner of the "Televeks" company, Vladimir Mijajlović, and several other individuals suspected of creating a criminal organization.
The SDT announced that an indictment has been filed against Baranin Nikola Dedaj, the owner of the company "Catwood" Aldin Mlatišuma, Hajrula Jahović, Haris Kardović, Refik Kardović, Darko Novaković and Ž. B., as well as the company "Catwood".
This criminal organization has been involved in smuggling untaxed cigarettes from the Port of Bar and further towards Rožaje for a long time...
"The indictment was filed against VM, ND, HJ, Ž. B. and HK for the continued criminal offense of smuggling, and against AM, MM, DN and the legal entity "C." DOO for the criminal offense of smuggling, and against EK and RK for the criminal offense of money laundering," the statement reads.
The SDT believes that the criminal group was organized by Mijajlović.
"The subject of the indictment is the activities of a criminal organization organized by the defendant VM, whose members became the other defendants, as well as other unidentified persons, and which aimed to commit an unspecified number of criminal offenses of smuggling and money laundering, that is, the criminal organization continuously engaged in the sale, distribution and concealment of undeclared cigarettes that were exported from the Port of Bar without customs clearance, in order to acquire illegal profit and power, and in which way damage was caused to the budget of Montenegro in the total amount of at least 3.522.643,66 euros, as well as the laundering of the money thus acquired," the statement reads.
The indictment proposes that the detention of the defendants Novaković, Mlatišuma, Jahović and Kardović be extended, and that the defendant Mijajlović be tried in absentia.
It was proposed that the defendants Kardovići be deprived of money in the total amount of 536.837,53 euros, and that the supervision measure be extended in relation to the defendant Refik Kardović.
The Special State Prosecutor's Office has also launched a financial investigation against the defendants in order to seize property acquired through criminal activity.
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