DRita Abazović, Ana Novaković Đurović, Filip Adzic, Dragoslav Šcekić, Vladimir Jokovic, Ervin Ibrahimovic i Admir Adrović they violated the Law on the Prevention of Corruption because they held two positions at the same time - members of the Government of Montenegro and deputies, is the conclusion of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.
Agency, headed by him Jelena Perović, for the second time, makes decisions on the incompatibility of ministerial and parliamentary functions several months after the officials, by virtue of the Constitution and the law, opted for one of the two positions.
A similar situation occurred after the parliamentary elections in 2020. Prime Minister at the time Dusko Markovic and seven ministers of his government held two positions from the end of September to the beginning of December, but the Agency only established this later.
The ASK was also later, after the formation of the Government Zdravka Krivokapića, found that Marković and the ministers violated the Constitution and the Law on Prevention of Corruption.
They should have resigned from one of the positions
According to the Agency's findings, the former prime minister and six ministers should have resigned from one of the two positions within 30 days of the verification of the parliamentary mandate.
The procedure against the representatives of the Citizens' Movement URA, it is stated in almost three identical decisions, was initiated by the Agency on its own initiative.
The Law on the Prevention of Corruption stipulates that a public official who performs duties in the state administration and local government bodies cannot perform the functions of deputy and councilor, while Article 13 of the same law stipulates the obligation to resign and it is stated that a public official who, in the course of performing public office, accepts to perform another duty, he is obliged to resign from the public office within 30 days from the beginning of the performance of the other function, i.e. duties.
For that violation, the Law foresees a fine ranging from 500 to 20.000 euros.
"...The representative of the public official pointed out that he did not perform two functions, but only the function of the President of the Government of Montenegro. By inspecting the database and register of public officials, the Agency determined that ... is a member of the Parliament of Montenegro. Upon inspection of the letter of the Assembly dated August 8, 2023, it was determined that ... on July 27, 7, he was elected to the position of deputy," the decision reads.
All decisions are anonymized, but from the contents it can be concluded that they are Abazović, Novaković Đurović, Adzić, Šćekić, Joković, Ibrahimović and Adrović.
In the explanation, it is further stated that the Agency did not accept the statements of public officials, given through a proxy, that they only performed functions in the Government of Montenegro.
"...Because it follows from the letter of the Parliament of Montenegro that his mandate was verified and that he began to perform the function of deputy on July 27, 7. Namely, the Government whose mandate has ended, in accordance with Article 2023 of the Constitution of Montenegro, continues to work until the election of a new Government, with one limitation that it cannot dissolve the Parliament, while the mandate of a deputy begins with the verification of the mandate, in accordance with Article 110 of the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament. which was actually done on July 14, 27," the decisions state.
The former prime minister and former and current ministers can appeal to the Administrative Court against such a decision of the Agency.
What is written in the property records
According to the data submitted in the report on assets and income, 30 days after the termination of his position in the Government, Abazović earned 1.906 euros per month as Prime Minister. He is the owner of a 30 square meter cottage, and has 26.000 euros in savings. The former prime minister did not consent to the inspection of bank accounts.
Novaković Đurović earned 1.706 euros in a ministerial position, while as a member of the Council for Privatization and Capital Projects she received compensation of 125 euros per month. She is the owner of a one-room apartment that she rents, from which she earned 300 euros for most of the previous year. She also did not give her consent to inspect the bank accounts.
The current Minister of Sports, Dragoslav Šćekić, upon taking office, reported that he received 1.717 euros as the former head of Montenegrin healthcare. He also received a fee of 125 euros for his work in the Privatization Council. He owns an apartment of 71 square meters and a forest of 314 square meters, and he has more than 85.000 euros in debt.
Vladimir Joković received a ministerial salary of 1.867 euros, but also a top sportsman's allowance of 1.068 euros per month. He is also a member of the Privatization Council, where he earned an additional 125 euros a month. Joković earned 2.240 euros per month from rent alone. He is the owner of a house of 140 square meters, but also several business premises. He reported savings of 95.000 euros, but did not give his consent to inspect the bank accounts.
Adrović received a salary in the amount of 1.664 euros and a fee of 100 euros for his work in the Social Council. He owns an apartment of 70 square meters.
Adžić and Ibrahimović without report after termination of office
In the Agency's database, there is no extraordinary report on the assets and income of the former MUP Minister Filip Adžić, who, according to the Law, was obliged to submit 30 days from the day of termination of that function.
In the regular annual report, it is stated that Adžić received a salary of 2022 euros during 1.618 as a minister. He also received a monthly compensation of 266 euros for membership in the National Operational Team for Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.
Adžić then reported savings of 17.700, a loan of 9.000 euros, and that he was the owner of a car. The former Minister of the Interior then gave his consent for the inspection of the bank accounts.
There is no extraordinary report for the former Minister of Capital Investments, Ervin Ibrahimović.
According to the annual report for 2022, Ibrahimović earned 1.984 euros in the government, and an additional 600 as the president of the National Council for the Analysis and Monitoring of the Security of Energy and Energy Supply. He owns a house of 147 square meters, and had savings in the amount of 11.000 euros.
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