Odović proposed the dismissal of Đurišić: He went to Brussels without notice, it was not possible to contact him?

The Minister of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property, Janko Odović, proposed yesterday to the Government to dismiss Koča Đurišić from the position of Acting Director of the State Property Administration, "Vijesti" has learned unofficially.

According to "Vijesti" information, Odović stated in the proposal submitted to the Government that Đurišić, without a platform and notifying the minister and the executive, was officially in Brussels from Tuesday to yesterday and that he did not attend yesterday's meeting scheduled for the issue of adapting the building of the Mission of Montenegro to the EU . Đurišić allegedly did not inform Odović, the embassy and the head of the mission about why he did not come, nor was it allegedly possible to get in touch with him or his associate in order to arrange a new date for the meeting.

In the proposal, "Vijesti" learns, it is stated that, according to the claims of the deputy head of the mission to the EU, Đurišić had meetings with which the mission, the embassy and the ministry headed by Odović were not aware, and that it is not known what the purpose of those meetings was. This, as assessed by Odović, is contrary to diplomatic protocol and laws on foreign affairs and state officials and employees. The minister stated that failure to perform or negligent performance of official duties is a serious breach of duty.

In his explanation, Odović stated that the administration managed by Đurišić has not yet submitted a work report to the ministry. This, as stated, created the conditions for applying the provisions of the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees, which stipulates that the minister submits to the Government a proposal for the dismissal of the head of the administrative body when the data from the regular annual report on the work of that body and the state of the work areas for which was established, that is, the special report of the authority on the measures taken and their results, indicate irregularities in the work.

Đurišić was elected acting director of the State Property Administration at the beginning of February.

In April 2022, he was elected director of the Administration for Cadastre and State Property, but at the beginning of this year, with the separation of that authority (into the Administration for State Property and the Administration for Cadastre), his mandate in that position ended.

Đurišić is an official of the New Serbian Democracy. That party is part of the current ruling majority, but is not yet part of Milojko Spajić's government.