Commission reviews official vehicle abuse scandal

The disciplinary commission will review the circumstances under which the parliamentary speaker’s secretary used an official vehicle without permission. Parliamentary Secretary Veljko Odalovic said that steps will be taken according to the decision of the disciplinary commission immediately. Commission reviews official vehicle abuse scandal “As soon as we receive the proposal of the disciplinary commission, in a day or two we will give a statement to the public about what steps will be taken,” he said. He explained that the commission spoke earlier with driver Goran Jovic and that the investigative judge on the scene also submitted a report, adding that the speaker’s secretary, Branislava Parezanovic will be questioned on Monday. Parezanovic has not been working since the disciplinary commission received the case. It is possible that she will either have her salary decreased, be transferred to a new job, or lose her job entirely. The speaker, deputy speaker and secretaries of the parliament have the right to use the official vehicles. All others must submit an authorization request for using the vehicles that are to be approved beforehand. Parezanovic was in the car with driver Jovic, who was also suspended for using the car without permission and for obstruction at the scene of a traffic accident on the Bor-Zajecar road.

Commission reviews official vehicle abuse scandal

“As soon as we receive the proposal of the disciplinary commission, in a day or two we will give a statement to the public about what steps will be taken,” he said.

He explained that the commission spoke earlier with driver Goran Jović and that the investigative judge on the scene also submitted a report, adding that the speaker’s secretary, Branislava Parezanović will be questioned on Monday.

Parezanović has not been working since the disciplinary commission received the case. It is possible that she will either have her salary decreased, be transferred to a new job, or lose her job entirely.

The speaker, deputy speaker and secretaries of the parliament have the right to use the official vehicles. All others must submit an authorization request for using the vehicles that are to be approved beforehand.

Parezanović was in the car with driver Jović, who was also suspended for using the car without permission and for obstruction at the scene of a traffic accident on the Bor-Zaječar road.