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Money laundering case: Bulatovic at hearing, two more persons arrested

Bulatović priveden na saslušanje Foto: CdM

In the Special State Prosecutor’s Office (SDT) hearing of Vladislav Bulatovic, a nephew of one of DF leaders Predrag Bulatovic, has begun. Vladislav Bulatovic is suspected of being part of the money laundering group allegedly formed by PzP leader Nebojsa Medojevic, CdM learns.

Two more persons charged with the same criminal offense were arrested yesterday along with Bulatovic, CdM unofficially learns.

As a reminder, Democratic Front official Iva Pavlovic, the DF Official Slaven Radunovic’s son Luka Radunovic and a New Serb Democracy (NOVA) Petar Draskovic were also arrested. The arrest warrant was issued by special state prosecutor Lidija Vukcevic on suspicion of being members of a criminal organisation dealing with money laundering.

Pavlovic released pending trial, PHOTO: CdM

Pavlovic was released pending trial.

After the yesterday’s hearing, she that the only sin she was charged with was the fact that she was a part of the Movement for Changes (PzP) and DF.

Radunovic and Draskovic were also released pending trial after being questioned

“I spent the night in custody like a criminal. As a man with unstained personal and professional reputation, I am suffering probably for being a decent and honest Serb,” Draskovic said.

Radunovic brought to the prosecutor’s office
PHOTO: CdM

This is an extension of the investigation into money laundering the Special State Prosecutor’s Office is conducting against the PzP leader Nebojsa Medojevic and several other officials of that party.

In addition to the arrested, the list of suspects contains the names of the PzP leader Nebojsa Medojevic, businessman Momir Nikolic, PzP director Dejan Vujisic, technical secretary of the party and Medojevic’s brother in law, Zeljko Scepanovic, and local foreign currency dealer Gordan Konatar. The investigation also included five street foreign currency dealers – Milos Mrva Gvozdenovic, Dejan and Violeta Buskovic, Zeljko Pejovic and Radovan Scekic.

 

Draskovic and his attorney Tijana Zivkovic after questioning in the prosecutor’s office Photo: CdM

Medojevic and Nikolic allegedly created a plan to put money gained through illegal conversion of foreign currency in the payment system, as well as the money obtained for the illegal financing of certain political parties for general elections.

“Nebojsa Medojevic was tasked with recruiting members of the criminal organization that will be engaged in unauthorised exchange the US dollars to euro and putting the money in legal flows for the needs of political entities; organising delivery of money obtained from illegal activities to other members of the organisation and citizens who will pay this money to bank accounts of political entities as donations; directing the statements of members of the criminal organization in case the plan is busted; and coming up with new forms of illegal transfers of money obtained by criminal activities into legal flows,” the Special Prosecutor’s Office’s document says.

Medojevic’s parliamentary immunity has been lifted due to these charges. However, he has not been detained based on the binding instruction the supreme state prosecutor Ivica Stankovic sent to the Special State Prosecutor’s Office.

 

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