Medojević: The awarding of commercial contracts to companies that are members of the Board of Directors of "To Montenegro" is a conflict of interest

"ToMontenegro is a state-owned company and as such is liable for all regulations that apply to state bodies and public companies"

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Medojević, Photo: Biljana Matijašević
Medojević, Photo: Biljana Matijašević
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The awarding of commercial contracts to companies that are members of the Board of Directors of "ToMontenegro" is a classic conflict of interest, announced the president of the Movement for Change (PzP), Nebojša Medojević.

"Vijesti" announced today that the new executive director of "ToMontenegro" Mark Anžur signed new contracts for the year with three companies "Oki Air" from Podgorica, Ljubljana and Belgrade, whose owner Orhan Hodžić is a member of the Board of Directors of this state-owned airline.

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"I wrote a publication on the conflict of interest in 2004 and the first draft of the law on the conflict of interest, in which the leading experts of the region took part in drafting. ToMontenegro is a state-owned company and as such is bound by all regulations that apply to state bodies and public companies. Conclusion of commercial contracts contract with the company Oki Air, whose owner and member of the management body (and not a co-owner of the company) is a classic conflict of interest and as such contrary to the law on the prevention of conflicts of interest," Medojević pointed out in the announcement.

He added that the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) should immediately register this situation as a conflict of interest and decide according to this situation.

"There are many solutions. Declaring the contract with Oki Air null and void, dismissing the owner of Oki Air as a member of the Board, launching an investigation before the Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT) regarding the relationship of the owner of Oki Air with the management and the Board of ToMontenegro, engaging the company's auditor to examine the economic justification of the arrangement with a private company, etc. The current state of affairs is unsustainable and points to a high risk of corruption and the conclusion of fraudulent contracts for taxpayers and the state of Montenegro," Medojević concluded.

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