Novi Pazar mayor dismissed

Mirsad Đerlek was dismissed yesterday as Novi Pazar mayor by the local assembly, and replaced by Meho Mahmutović.

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Tuesday, 15.09.2009.

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Mirsad Djerlek was dismissed yesterday as Novi Pazar mayor by the local assembly, and replaced by Meho Mahmutovic. The Novi Pazar City Council called on the Finance Ministry to order an investigation of Djerlek’s activitie while mayor, on suspicion that he committed a “series of serious financial abuses.” Novi Pazar mayor dismissed Sandzak Democratic Party (SDP) deputy leader Munir Poturak called for Djerlek’s resignation, stating that there was poor cooperation between the local authorities and the state. SDP leader Rasim Ljajic apologized to the people of Novi Pazar for not dismissing Djerlek earlier, despite the “millions of arguments and gaffes Djerlek has made over the last year and a half.” Newly-appointed Mayor Mahmutovic promised to improve the work of the local authorities. “I will try to ensure that we bear this great burden together, because in such a tough situation, nothing can be done independently. We need a big team and I think that, together, we will manage to do something better for Novi Pazar and pull it out of the crisis,” Mahmutovic said. After stepping down, Djerlek quit the SDP, accusing his former party colleagues of pressuring the sale of town property. He said that the main reason for his dismissal was that he had tried to save public property, including the Raska textile factory and the Vojin Popovic company, which, he said, had upset Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic. “I have been in this town for eight years. I achieved results where I needed to: the Novi Pazar bank and the health center to mention but a few. I think I worked honestly in this municipality, but here everyone wants a say, 100 of them do, while having me responsible for all the signings and the money, before the court and the state. I could not accept that,” Djerlek said. The local assembly also accused Djerlek of giving contradictory statements regarding the situation at the Raska factory, sparking confusion among the thousand workers employed there.

Novi Pazar mayor dismissed

Sandžak Democratic Party (SDP) deputy leader Munir Poturak called for Đerlek’s resignation, stating that there was poor cooperation between the local authorities and the state.

SDP leader Rasim Ljajić apologized to the people of Novi Pazar for not dismissing Đerlek earlier, despite the “millions of arguments and gaffes Đerlek has made over the last year and a half.”

Newly-appointed Mayor Mahmutović promised to improve the work of the local authorities.

“I will try to ensure that we bear this great burden together, because in such a tough situation, nothing can be done independently. We need a big team and I think that, together, we will manage to do something better for Novi Pazar and pull it out of the crisis,” Mahmutović said.

After stepping down, Đerlek quit the SDP, accusing his former party colleagues of pressuring the sale of town property.

He said that the main reason for his dismissal was that he had tried to save public property, including the Raška textile factory and the Vojin Popović company, which, he said, had upset Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić.

“I have been in this town for eight years. I achieved results where I needed to: the Novi Pazar bank and the health center to mention but a few. I think I worked honestly in this municipality, but here everyone wants a say, 100 of them do, while having me responsible for all the signings and the money, before the court and the state. I could not accept that,” Đerlek said.

The local assembly also accused Đerlek of giving contradictory statements regarding the situation at the Raška factory, sparking confusion among the thousand workers employed there.

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