Former public official Enis Baković He sued the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) in the Administrative Court, challenging its decision that found that he had violated the Law on the Prevention of Corruption because he failed to provide detailed information on the origin of the money for the purchase of a weekend house in Žabljak, "Vijesti" has learned.
The Agency confirmed to the editorial staff that they received the complaint on July 1st.
"On July 1, 2026, the Agency received a lawsuit filed by Enis Baković with the Administrative Court against the Agency's decision No. UPI 03-01-5/31-2020 of May 26, 2026. In accordance with the court order, the Agency was given a 30-day deadline to submit a response to the lawsuit and the case files. The response to the lawsuit will be submitted to the Administrative Court within the legally prescribed deadline, along with the complete case files," the Agency stated.
ASK also stated that filing a lawsuit is a legally prescribed right of every participant in an administrative proceeding to judicial protection.
"The Agency does not comment on the procedural actions of the parties in the proceedings, but will provide its statement on the allegations in the lawsuit exclusively through a response that it will submit to the Administrative Court within the legally prescribed deadline. The Agency stands by the facts and legal positions contained in its decision, and the final assessment of legality will be made by the competent court," said the ASK.
At the end of May, the ASK determined that Baković, while serving as deputy state prosecutor in Podgorica, violated the law by failing to report an increase in assets within 30 days of the change, namely the funds that, according to his claims, were used to purchase a weekend house.
The disputed property refers to a 36-square-meter cottage and 267-square-meter plot of land in the Borje settlement in Žabljak, which Baković purchased in 2015 for 15.000 euros.
The agency made the decision acting on the initiative of the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-Governmental Sector (MANS), and after the Administrative Court previously ordered ASK to re-decision and conduct a more detailed review of the allegations in the case.
In the retrial, Baković claimed that the money for the weekend house was provided jointly by family members. He stated that his father and he each contributed 5.000 euros, while his sisters contributed 2.500 euros each, and that the weekend house was purchased for joint family use.
The ASK was also provided with certified statements from family members, but the Agency assessed that they were not sufficient to confirm the origin of the money. The decision states that Baković did not provide bank statements or other evidence of the transfer of money from the family members' accounts to his account, as well as evidence that would confirm that the money actually originated from them.
The agency also noted that Baković did not give consent for the verification of bank accounts, which is why his allegations about the origin of the money could not be verified with banking and other financial institutions.
Real estate in Žabljak cost Baković 15.000 euros in 2015 - a 36-square-meter cottage and 267-square-meter plot of land
The case of Enis Baković is the first in the Agency's decade of work in which a violation of the law was found due to an unproven basis for acquiring funds for the purchase of real estate.
The government recently approved a proposal for amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Corruption, which specifically relates to comparing the income and expenses of public officials and members of their common household since the beginning of their term of office.
These amendments provide, among other things, for the burden of proving the basis for acquiring property to be shifted to the public official if it is disproportionate to at least 50.000 euros.
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