Investigations into 27 privatizations "under way"

First Deputy PM Aleksandar Vučić says the state authorities are carrying out investigations into 27 completed privatizations that had taken place in Serbia.

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Wednesday, 29.08.2012.

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BELGRADE First Deputy PM Aleksandar Vucic says the state authorities are carrying out investigations into 27 completed privatizations that had taken place in Serbia. Speaking on Wednesday in Belgrade, Vucic added that the state administration would fight against corruption and crime, stressing that any kind of expert assistance would come helpful. Investigations into 27 privatizations "under way" Commenting on European Parliament's Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin saying that it is necessary to carry out reviews of 24 privatizations in Serbia, Vucic said that it would be done for the sake of Serbia and the future of its children. Vucic also said he was afraid that if it was not done Serbia would have no future at all. He said he was confident that the results of the investigations would be known relatively soon. Asked what Kacin meant specifically when he said the racketeering state was taking money from investors, Vucic said he was aware of several similar moves made by Kacin in the past. “I know of several similar things made by Kacin in the past, and I am sure there are some who would try and do the same today and they are not even a little bit scared,” Vucic said, stressing that such things would not happen in Serbia in the future. Asked when a new session of the Security Service Coordination Bureau might be held and whether it would touch on the positions expressed by Kacin, Vucic said that the session would be held early in the following week. He added that the Bureau's last session had resulted in adopting conclusions that were relevant to all the things Kacin had spoken about. In June of last year a European Commission document arrived in Belgrade asking for 24 contentious privatizations to be reexamined. Such privatizations were also one of the main topics during the election campaign. Late Verica Barac and the Anti-Corruption Council that she headed had been pointing out to the same problem for many years, but with no tangible results. The Serbian authorities are yet to send any concrete answers to Brussels although they were warned on several occasions that the issue was additionally slowing down Serbia's EU integration. Prosecution Spokesman Tomo Zoric said in April that this institution had checked all allegations concerning the 24 privatizations, and that pre-trial criminal proceedings had been launched in some cases. Aleksandar Vucic (file) B92 Tanjug

Investigations into 27 privatizations "under way"

Commenting on European Parliament's Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin saying that it is necessary to carry out reviews of 24 privatizations in Serbia, Vučić said that it would be done for the sake of Serbia and the future of its children.

Vučić also said he was afraid that if it was not done Serbia would have no future at all.

He said he was confident that the results of the investigations would be known relatively soon.

Asked what Kacin meant specifically when he said the racketeering state was taking money from investors, Vučić said he was aware of several similar moves made by Kacin in the past.

“I know of several similar things made by Kacin in the past, and I am sure there are some who would try and do the same today and they are not even a little bit scared,” Vučić said, stressing that such things would not happen in Serbia in the future.

Asked when a new session of the Security Service Coordination Bureau might be held and whether it would touch on the positions expressed by Kacin, Vučić said that the session would be held early in the following week.

He added that the Bureau's last session had resulted in adopting conclusions that were relevant to all the things Kacin had spoken about.

In June of last year a European Commission document arrived in Belgrade asking for 24 contentious privatizations to be reexamined. Such privatizations were also one of the main topics during the election campaign. Late Verica Barać and the Anti-Corruption Council that she headed had been pointing out to the same problem for many years, but with no tangible results.

The Serbian authorities are yet to send any concrete answers to Brussels although they were warned on several occasions that the issue was additionally slowing down Serbia's EU integration.

Prosecution Spokesman Tomo Zorić said in April that this institution had checked all allegations concerning the 24 privatizations, and that pre-trial criminal proceedings had been launched in some cases.

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