The capital of Cetinje had to stop the sale of the property of the former Fashion Footwear Industry (IMO) of Košice at an incomprehensibly low price, at least until a solution is found for around 750 disenfranchised workers, according to the Citizens' Movement United Reform Action (URA).
The president of the Cetinje URA Board, Filip Adžić, said that the local administration was able to stop the entire process and stand in the way of protecting the workers.
"This is also confirmed by the real estate certificate, which shows that the land is formally registered as the property of Prijestonica," Adžić said in the announcement.
By participating in the purchase and sale of that property, as Adžić claims, the Capital consciously and deliberately deceived the workers, who have been protesting peacefully in front of the Municipality building almost every day since 2015.
"Thus, for the umpteenth time, in addition to declarative commitments, she showed how much she actually cares about her citizens, but also how much their 'honorable' word and every pre-election promise is worth," said Adžić.
He added that the mayor of Prijestonica Cetinje, Aleksandar Bogdanović, broke his word that he would advocate for the payment of at least 100 workers of the former factory in the first phase.
"Ever since the opening of the bankruptcy proceedings, on March 4, 1996, the workers, as priority creditors, have been unsuccessfully waiting for the payment of what they have earned through their honest work, with various promises. The last hope, and at the same time the guarantee that they can get what they have earned, was the property of the former Košute", said Adžić.
He announced that the property of Košuta was sold at a scandalously low price, far below the market price, but also far below the amount owed to the workers.
"The crown's evidence that the workers were deceived and that there are several elements of a criminal offense in this case are the opening and closing of bankruptcy proceedings. In the decision on the opening of bankruptcy proceedings, it was properly recorded that the workers were owed nine wages, while in the conclusion of the bankruptcy proceedings from June 14, 2001, it was seen that there were no workers at all among those who managed to collect their claims," specified Adžić.
He said that it is completely clear that the private companies Montell, Eurogum and Zrnožit are not obliged to take care of the bankruptcy of Košuta.
"Those companies just took advantage of the opportunity to, at an extremely low price, buy something that has many times more value. That is why the local administration and other competent authorities bear full responsibility," concluded Adžić.
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