Democratic People's Party (DNP) spokesperson Jovana Todorović announced that the director of Podgorica's Waterworks, Aleksandar Nišavić, made false statements on the show "Reflektor" on TV Vijesti when he said that he attended meetings with the party's leader, Milan Knežević, at which he agreed to the construction of a collector in Botun.
She called on the Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT) to question Nišavić, because they suspect corrupt practices in the DNP. She also called for the questioning of Milan Knežević, whom Nišavić accused of advocating his views out of "suspicious" interests, emphasizing that the DNP leader publicly commits not to invoke parliamentary immunity.
"The Democratic People's Party notes with deep regret that the director of Podgorica's 'Vodovod', Aleksandar Nišavić, the so-called DJ Svitac, put himself out of commission during last night's television appearance. Arguably the worst director in the history of 'Vodovod', instead of crawling into a mouse hole due to the worst water supply since Podgorica existed, total incompetence during fires, regularly undrinkable water, unrealistic water bills, and accusations of mobbing, he gave himself the right to threaten the residents of Botuni with the use of force," the statement reads.
It is added that Nišavić will be remembered for the fact that during his term, the water in Podgorica was banned for drinking for more time than it was available as safe.
"He also stated untruths that he attended meetings with DNP leader Milan Knežević regarding the topic of the construction of a collector in Botun. He also stated untruths that Milan Knežević had ever agreed to the construction of a collector in Botun in anyone's presence. He had already clearly stated his position then, and now, that if all the citizens of Botun were in favor of the construction of a collector, he would still be against it. However, what is much more serious and what last night's show showed, apart from Aleksandar Nišavić's total ignorance, is his persistence in persisting with this project. Therefore, we believe that this "persistence" of his should be the subject of investigative actions by the SDT. And since Nišavić claims that Milan Knežević also advocates his views out of 'suspicious' interests, the DNP calls on the SDT to first hear Milan Knežević, who publicly undertakes not to invoke parliamentary immunity," the statement states.
The DNP reiterated that from the very beginning they suspected that the collector construction project was highly corrupt and that several people certainly took a percentage in this, as they said, criminal activity.
"We guarantee that Milan Knežević and Mihailo Asanović are not, while we cannot guarantee that some officials in the capital and the government are not. That is why we believe that it is time for the SDT to finally get involved and question both the people of Zeta and the people of Podgorica who are suspicious of them. And until the SDT hearing, we kindly advise Mr. Nišavić not to rush into Zeta because he could find himself in a political sewer from which no one can get him out," the statement concludes.
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