Delta, Anti-Corruption Council exchange "witchhunt" slurs

The president of the Anti-Corruption Council has hit back in the dispute with Delta Holding. Verica Barac has accused the government and certain ministers of exerting pressure on independent institutions investigating corruption and monopolies in the domestic market, through their support of Delta owner Miroslav Miskovic. Delta, Anti-Corruption Council exchange "witchhunt" slurs Delta lawyer Goran Draganic told B92 that he saw nothing unusual in his client wanting to defend his reputation in the courts, since, he claimed, a media witch hunt had been led against the company over the last few months. The Council president, against whom Delta has filed a complaint on charges of abuse of authority and slander, claims that all the documents the Council put forward were correct and point to illegal dealings on the part of Delta Holdings during their attempted takeover of C Market. “The information we had showed that he was blatantly breaking the laws of this country, above all those pertaining to monopolism, and that the company’s buy-out of C Market shares was an act that state institutions should look into, and that the sooner the matter reaches the public prosecutor, the better,“ she said. A day after Delta officially launched long-awaited legal proceedings, Barac told B92 that the move was the resumption of a media witch hunt, and an attempt to increase pressure on the country’s independent institutions. Delta has pressed charges against the Council president for, it is stated, slander and making sweeping generalizations without any proof or legal grounds, thus, allegedly, overstepping her powers and bringing untold harm to the company’s reputation. In an interview with B92, Draganic rejected Barac’s claims of a media witch hunt being led against her. “On the contrary, it’s my client who’s been the victim of a legally groundless witch hunt in recent months,“ he claimed. “Nobody can deprive a company of its right to defend its good name in the courts, and I see nothing dubious there,“ the lawyer added. Barac said that it was clear to her why Delta were unhappy with the Council’s report on C Market, though she could not understand why certain individuals in the government were openly supporting Miskovic. “We’re confused by the fact that certain ministers have voiced their dissatisfaction, and exerted pressure on us, maybe in order to be allowed to open Delta City or lend their support to Miskovic, who is clearly breaking the laws of the land,“ she said. The Council president said that politics were too mixed up in all of the Delta owner’s dealings, pointing out that Draganic was at the same time president of the Democratic Party’s Legal Council. He retorted, saying that he had been a lawyer for 15 years, and that his new role had nothing to do with his party allegiance. Verica Barac (Beta, archive)

Delta, Anti-Corruption Council exchange "witchhunt" slurs

Delta lawyer Goran Draganić told B92 that he saw nothing unusual in his client wanting to defend his reputation in the courts, since, he claimed, a media witch hunt had been led against the company over the last few months.

The Council president, against whom Delta has filed a complaint on charges of abuse of authority and slander, claims that all the documents the Council put forward were correct and point to illegal dealings on the part of Delta Holdings during their attempted takeover of C Market.

“The information we had showed that he was blatantly breaking the laws of this country, above all those pertaining to monopolism, and that the company’s buy-out of C Market shares was an act that state institutions should look into, and that the sooner the matter reaches the public prosecutor, the better,“ she said.

A day after Delta officially launched long-awaited legal proceedings, Barać told B92 that the move was the resumption of a media witch hunt, and an attempt to increase pressure on the country’s independent institutions.

Delta has pressed charges against the Council president for, it is stated, slander and making sweeping generalizations without any proof or legal grounds, thus, allegedly, overstepping her powers and bringing untold harm to the company’s reputation.

In an interview with B92, Draganić rejected Barać’s claims of a media witch hunt being led against her.

“On the contrary, it’s my client who’s been the victim of a legally groundless witch hunt in recent months,“ he claimed.

“Nobody can deprive a company of its right to defend its good name in the courts, and I see nothing dubious there,“ the lawyer added.

Barać said that it was clear to her why Delta were unhappy with the Council’s report on C Market, though she could not understand why certain individuals in the government were openly supporting Mišković.

“We’re confused by the fact that certain ministers have voiced their dissatisfaction, and exerted pressure on us, maybe in order to be allowed to open Delta City or lend their support to Mišković, who is clearly breaking the laws of the land,“ she said.

The Council president said that politics were too mixed up in all of the Delta owner’s dealings, pointing out that Draganić was at the same time president of the Democratic Party’s Legal Council.

He retorted, saying that he had been a lawyer for 15 years, and that his new role had nothing to do with his party allegiance.