Police arrest former managers of Kolubara mine

BELGRADE The police arrested early on Monday former Kolubara Mining Basin Director Nebojsa Ceran and the coal strip mine's former financial director, Ljubisa Mekic. Businessman Radoslav Savatijevic and three more individuals have also been detained, Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljovic told Tanjug. Police arrest former managers of Kolubara mine They are former head of the Land Expropriation Service Sasa Radanovic, expert Zeljko Vukovic and lawyer Zoran Zivkovic, Veljovic said. The arrestees are suspected of fraud in the land expropriation proceedings. Ceran has been the acting director of the public transport company Beograd since the end of September 2012. Prior to the office, Ceran headed Kolubara and in the period, the company suffered damages worth several million euros. Savatijevic is a former member of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (SS) Administrative Board and he was arrested last year as well. The Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime raised two indictments against him, one for the Kolubara affair and another for fraud in Roads of Serbia road maintenance company. Having paid the bail, Savatijevic was released from prison pending trial. Tanjug

Police arrest former managers of Kolubara mine

They are former head of the Land Expropriation Service Saša Radanović, expert Željko Vuković and lawyer Zoran Živković, Veljović said.

The arrestees are suspected of fraud in the land expropriation proceedings.

Ćeran has been the acting director of the public transport company Beograd since the end of September 2012. Prior to the office, Ćeran headed Kolubara and in the period, the company suffered damages worth several million euros.

Savatijević is a former member of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (ŠS) Administrative Board and he was arrested last year as well. The Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime raised two indictments against him, one for the Kolubara affair and another for fraud in Roads of Serbia road maintenance company.

Having paid the bail, Savatijević was released from prison pending trial.