Several expensive watches were listed and photographed during a search of the businessman's apartment. Aca Đukanović, and the police also photographed certain documentation, arranged in several binders, "Vijesti" learns unofficially.
According to the same information, these are expensive wristwatches.
In the building of the brother of the former president of the country Milo Đukanović, in the center of Podgorica, the police entered yesterday around 13 p.m., when a strong police force surrounded the residential and commercial building.
Previously, plainclothes inspectors were deployed for hours around the building on Vuka Karadžića Street.
The search began only after members of the Special Police Unit (PJP), armed with long guns, and one group with a means for violently breaking down doors in their hands, deployed in formation at all entrances to the building.
"Vijesti" unofficially learned that police officers entered some rooms by force - by breaking down doors.
Previously, members of the PJP also searched part of the security of Đukanović's Prva Banka, whose branch is located in the aforementioned building.
The bank announced that, due to the temporary external blockade of both access points to the bank's branch and the inability to access the branch due to the presence of members of the Special Investigation Unit, they will request the competent authorities to submit an official and clear explanation of the activities undertaken as soon as possible.
After completing the search, the inspectors headed towards Nikšić, where hours earlier the Đukanović house in the Rastoci neighborhood had been surrounded.
"The search lasts for hours, everything is being combed from floor to ceiling," said an interlocutor from the investigation to "Vijesti" last night before the newspaper closed its issue.
Unofficial data suggests that the witnesses at the trial in Nikšić were Miodrag Daka Davidović i Miodrag Ivanovic, and allegedly, around 21 p.m., Đukanović's sister, a lawyer, also came to the house in Rastoci. Ana Đukanović.
"Vijesti" could not confirm speculation that expensive works of art were found in the attic of a house in a Nikšić neighborhood...
The search of the house in the town near Trebjes was not completed by the time the "Vijesti" edition was concluded.
WHO IS ACO ĐUKANOVIĆ?
Aco Đukanović is the largest shareholder of Prva Banka (around 41,5 percent). The bank has been in the public spotlight for years due to state aid in 2008, subsequent doubts about how that money was returned, as well as supervisory measures and business indicators in recent years.
The brother of former prime minister and president Milo Đukanović moved to Luxembourg, then to Italy, shortly after the 2020 elections. According to information from "Vijesti", he arrived in Montenegro a few days ago.
Prva Banka was saved by state aid at the end of 2008 - a loan of 44 million euros, which was later repaid in tranches. For years, a part of the public had expressed doubts about the so-called "fictitious repayment", which "Vijesti" published in the articles of the Center for Investigative Journalism. These articles stated, among other things, that the first installment was repaid by paying 11 million euros in 11 consecutive transactions on March 13, 2010, after the inflow of deposits from the state-owned Regional Waterworks, also in 11 transactions of one million - which, according to the allegations, was determined by an auditor.
Due to doubts about the regularity of the loan repayment to the state, several criminal charges were filed against Prva Banka and certain members of the then Government (the charges were, as previously announced, filed by MANS, the Central Bank of Montenegro and the Movement for Changes), while Prva Banka denied the allegations of illegal repayment.
According to previous public statements and media reports, Prva Banka has survived for years thanks to extensive support from the Government, deposits from state-owned enterprises, institutions, local governments, and businessmen close to the Đukanović family.
The Electric Power Company of Montenegro (EPCG) is a significant shareholder of Prva (around 20 percent). After the change of government, the new management of EPCG withdrew around 11 million euros in deposits, and CIN-CG was told that at that time the balance of deposits in Prva was around 1,6 million euros.
In 2010, EPCG granted Prva Banka a subordinated loan of 10 million euros to overcome liquidity problems. The loan was reduced to six million through several annexes, and the last annex was signed in 2020, with the repayment postponed until 1 April 2028. According to earlier allegations, deposits in Prva Banka were also held by related companies CEDIS, and companies majority-owned by EPCG - the Coal Mine and Zeta Energy were mentioned, as well as certain other entities, such as the Trebjesa Brewery, sports facilities, the Nikšić Students' Home, and the Municipality of Nikšić.
"Vijesti" reported in 2013 that Prva Banka was approving large loans during a period when it was banned from lending.
In 2024, the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) revoked the approvals for functions of certain members of the management body of Prva Banka, "due to failure to perform their duties."
During 2024 and 2025, "Vijesti" wrote about the bank's business problems: indicators below the minimum, high levels of NPLs (bad loans), supervisory measures, and the need for recapitalization.
In July 2024, it was announced that the bank would be recapitalized with two million euros, with the ownership structure stated at the time: Aco Đukanović 41,46 percent, EPCG 19,76 percent. In the same context, it was announced that the auditor pointed to accumulated losses and delays in loan repayments.
The 2022 audit report highlighted that there are significant uncertainties regarding the bank's future operations. Independent auditor BDO, among other things, warned that the cumulative effects of the issues listed in the sections of the report could lead to a reduction in capital adequacy below the minimum and a deterioration in other indicators and limits of the Central Bank of Montenegro, assessing that this indicates a material uncertainty and doubt about the bank's ability to continue operations on a going concern basis.
In January 2007, Aco Đukanović bought 75 percent of the shares of the Republic Institute for Urban Planning and Design (RZUP) for 2,7 million euros. For years, public discussions have been held about possible changes in use, demolition and construction on the attractive location. The CIN-CG article, which was carried by “Vijesti”, stated that the RZUP received millions of euros from the budget for the preparation of planning documents and supervision, and that in the period 2011–2016. there were dozens of tenders and contracts.
“CAN” AND 10,5 MILLION
One of the most famous scandals related to Aco Đukanović is “Limenka”. According to the 2008 contract on the purchase of the police building and the lease of state-owned land near Podgorica, the state was supposed to move the police out within two years, which was not done within that period. Aco Đukanović sued the state and received 10,5 million euros in damages by a Supreme Court ruling in 2015. In December 2016, the Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica dismissed a criminal complaint for negligent performance of duties against the then director of the police. Veselin Veljović, due to the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution.
In 2014, OCCRP reported that Prva Banka did business with a convicted drug lord. Darko Sarić and his associates, stating that they received loans under favorable terms through accounts in that bank, which the text suspects were used for money laundering.
The report also states that the bank, in dealing with companies linked to Šarić, violated regulations and internal procedures, including allegations of documentation and AML obligations.
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