| Indictment issued for cigarette smuggling |
| 5 December 2007 | 12:12
| Source:
B92 |
BELGRADE --
The Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Stanko Subotić for involvement in cigarette smuggling activities.
Fourteen other people have been indicted along with Subotić, the controversial Geneva-based Serbian businessman.
The indictment states that the group illegally earned DM 56mn, together with some USD 8mn, during the 1990s.
Former Customs chief Mihalj Kertes is among the indicted. Prosecution spokesman Tomo Zorić said that the investigation into this case had begun six months ago.
“The indictment clearly shows how financial organized crime functioned and how it was tied to state structures – the customs service and the Interior Ministry at the time,” Zorić said, adding that both police and customs officials had allowed trucks full of smuggled cigarettes into the country, turning a blind eye.
Those indicted include Stanko Subotić, Mihalj Kertes, Nikola Milošević, Milan Ranković, Ivan Krčmaričić, Jovica Ranđelović, Stevan Banović, Nebojša Nikolić, Milan Milanović, Drago Dodevski, Ivana Olujić, Miodrag Zavišić, Milovan Popivoda, Miroslav Pešić and Luka Nenadić.
Eight of the suspects are currently in custody, one is free on bail, and the rest remain at large. Subotić’s whereabouts are unknown.
If convicted, Subotić could face a sentence of two to 12 years in prison.
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