The former mayor of Bar, Žarko Pavićević, was sentenced to two years in prison for abuse of authority in the economy, i.e. because, as the largest shareholder and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute for the Construction of Bar, he damaged the Post Office of Montenegro for 950 euros during the construction of residential and commercial premises.
In the judgment pronounced by Judge Nada Rabrenović in the High Court, the director of the Institute for the Construction of the Bar, Danijela Krković, was also found guilty and sentenced to a year and a half in prison, while the appraiser Rafael Vreteničić was acquitted.
As mitigating circumstances, Rabrenović appreciated Pavićević's family circumstances and the fact that he is 73 years old, and as an aggravating factor his previous conviction, while Krković reduced the sentence below the legal minimum due to family circumstances and previous lack of conviction.
During the multi-year court proceedings, Pavićević and Krković denied guilt and claimed that the Post was not harmed in its business with the Bar Construction Institute, and that all procedures and laws were followed when contracting the construction of apartments and business premises.
Appraiser Rafael Vreteničić was acquitted of the accusation that his actions contributed to causing damage to the Post Office.
The defendants have the right to appeal the judgment of Judge Rabrenović to the Court of Appeal.
Lukšić: We will refute the allegations from the verdict before the Court of Appeal
Pavićević's defense attorney, lawyer Dušan Lukšić, said that the verdict is surprising because he believes that there is no evidence that incriminates Pavićević in any way.
"On the contrary, all the evidence was in favor of the acquittal, including the decisions of the Commercial Court and the Supreme Court of Montenegro, which the defense submitted to the court. The judge practically copied the factual description of the indictment through the oral explanation, without referring to any of the numerous evidence of the defense." , said Luksic.
He announced that, after receiving the verdict in writing and getting acquainted with it in detail, he would appeal to the Court of Appeal and refute all allegations.
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