Delta Holding owner pleads not guilty

BELGRADE Owner of Serbia's largest privately-held company Delta Holding Miroslav Miskovic has pleaded not guilty at the beginning of his trial before the Special Court. Delta Holding owner pleads not guilty He denied the charges that he and his associates caused damages worth several million euros to road maintenance companies, and underscored that he does not understand the acts he is charged with. "I am not guilty, I do not feel guilty. I did not understand the indictment, I only understood the part containing personal data, quantitative indicators and dates, but I did not understand a single sentence of the indictment," Miskovic said in a short plea on Thursday. Owner of Nibens Group Milo Djuraskovic, Marko Miskovic and other indictees pleaded not guilty as well. The trial began on Thursday afternoon by reading the indictment filed by the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime against Miskovic, his son Marko, Djuraskovic and their associates who are charged with fraud with road maintenance companies. Representatives of the damaged road maintenance companies notified Judge Vladimir Vucinic that they would file their property claims later on. According to the indictment, Miskovic and other indictees caused damages to road maintenance companies to the total value of RSD 16.95 billion. The trial is attended by representatives of road maintenance companies as the damaged party and representatives of companies owned by the indictees as their property gains may be seized during the proceedings, Judge Vucinic said. Miroslav Miskovic at the courthouse on Thursday (Tanjug) Immediately before Miskovic appeared in the court, a delegation comprising five foreign observers arrived who were hired by Miskovic's lawyers to follow the trial. Miskovic's lawyer Zdenko Tomanovic told Tanjug that the team gathers legal experts from the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Germany and Belgium. The trial is followed by several dozen reporters and cameramen. In the indictment, Miskovic is charged with illegal withdrawal of money from road maintenance companies and tax evasion in the period from 2005 to 2010, which caused RSD 16.95 billion worth of damages to the companies and RSD 472 million worth of losses to the budget. Miroslav and his son Marko Miskovic, and Milo Djuraskovic are charged with criminal acts of abuse of office in complicity and tax evasion. Both crimes entail a prison sentence of up to ten years of prison. In the hearing, all the indictees denied having committed the crimes but the prosecution believes that their defence aims to avoid criminal responsibility and their claims were refuted by the statements of examined witnesses, written documents and the findings and opinion of an economic-financial court expert. Marko Miskovic arrives at the court (Tanjug Tanjug

Delta Holding owner pleads not guilty

He denied the charges that he and his associates caused damages worth several million euros to road maintenance companies, and underscored that he does not understand the acts he is charged with.

"I am not guilty, I do not feel guilty. I did not understand the indictment, I only understood the part containing personal data, quantitative indicators and dates, but I did not understand a single sentence of the indictment," Mišković said in a short plea on Thursday.

Owner of Nibens Group Milo Đurašković, Marko Mišković and other indictees pleaded not guilty as well.

The trial began on Thursday afternoon by reading the indictment filed by the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime against Mišković, his son Marko, Đurašković and their associates who are charged with fraud with road maintenance companies.

Representatives of the damaged road maintenance companies notified Judge Vladimir Vučinić that they would file their property claims later on.

According to the indictment, Mišković and other indictees caused damages to road maintenance companies to the total value of RSD 16.95 billion.

The trial is attended by representatives of road maintenance companies as the damaged party and representatives of companies owned by the indictees as their property gains may be seized during the proceedings, Judge Vučinić said. Immediately before Mišković appeared in the court, a delegation comprising five foreign observers arrived who were hired by Mišković's lawyers to follow the trial.

Mišković's lawyer Zdenko Tomanovic told Tanjug that the team gathers legal experts from the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Germany and Belgium.

The trial is followed by several dozen reporters and cameramen.

In the indictment, Mišković is charged with illegal withdrawal of money from road maintenance companies and tax evasion in the period from 2005 to 2010, which caused RSD 16.95 billion worth of damages to the companies and RSD 472 million worth of losses to the budget.

Miroslav and his son Marko Mišković, and Milo Đurašković are charged with criminal acts of abuse of office in complicity and tax evasion. Both crimes entail a prison sentence of up to ten years of prison.

In the hearing, all the indictees denied having committed the crimes but the prosecution believes that their defence aims to avoid criminal responsibility and their claims were refuted by the statements of examined witnesses, written documents and the findings and opinion of an economic-financial court expert.