B92 investigates "money and politics"

Corruption and inadequate control have enabled many involved in criminal activates to launder their money, primarily through privatization and real estate. Official information, that shows suspected crime boss Darko Saric was for years making acquisitions undisturbed confirmed long-time speculation that there simply is no control system in place, when it comes to the origin of the money invested in privatizations. B92 investigates "money and politics" B92 TV's Reakcija (Reaction) program, which will be aired tonight at 21:00 CET, investigates connections of suspicious money and the world of politics. B92 reporters have learned that investigations are at the moment focusing on just a few companies suspected of being owned by Saric although it is assumed that there are more than 15 such firms. The program investigates why Serbia's institutions have allowed the money acquired through drug trafficking to be laundered through acquisition of firms, land and other property for years. “When there are indications that there is suspicion about some sort of irregularity we turn to other competent institutions, and I primarily mean MUP (Serbian police), the prosecutions, the Anti-Money Laundering Administration,” says Privatization Agency Director Vladislav Cvetkovic. “There is a two-way relation, meaning we have very good cooperation them, and other state bodies, however, I’m saying that it cannot be viewed only through the prism of two or three agencies, meaning state bodies, but it must be looked at systematically. Everybody is important, starting with citizens, tax payers, courts prosecutions, MUP,” Anti-Money Laundering Administration Director Aleksandar Vujicic commented on the program. B92's sources, meanwhile, stated that, according to information available to police, the number of people Saric used to laundering his money goes from 200 to as many as 400, and among them are allegedly politicians, tycoons, and police officers. “The fact is that there were certain documents about suspicions or information that such a criminal group existed. I think that it will be the most interesting part of the investigation, to determine if someone from previous governments, including all services, was protecting these persons,” says State Secretary at the Justice Ministry Slobodan Homen. The B92 sources also said that the investigation is currently focusing on the Mitrosrem company from Sremska Mitrovica, farming sector company Jedinstvo from Gajdobra, Mladi Borac, and travel and catering companies Palic, Vojvodina and Putnik. Reakcija will present documents on suspicious money transactions of the IKL factory, which our team has exclusively acquired, and which is raising the suspicion that the money was taken from this company and transferred to accounts of other firms, which are assumed to belong to Darko Saric. Meanwhile Saric, who is suspected of organizing a massive cocaine shipment from South America to Europe last year, remains at large. B92 TV's Reakcija and all our other programs are also streamed live via the internet, in Serbian

B92 investigates "money and politics"

B92 TV's Reakcija (Reaction) program, which will be aired tonight at 21:00 CET, investigates connections of suspicious money and the world of politics.

B92 reporters have learned that investigations are at the moment focusing on just a few companies suspected of being owned by Šarić although it is assumed that there are more than 15 such firms.

The program investigates why Serbia's institutions have allowed the money acquired through drug trafficking to be laundered through acquisition of firms, land and other property for years.

“When there are indications that there is suspicion about some sort of irregularity we turn to other competent institutions, and I primarily mean MUP (Serbian police), the prosecutions, the Anti-Money Laundering Administration,” says Privatization Agency Director Vladislav Cvetković.

“There is a two-way relation, meaning we have very good cooperation them, and other state bodies, however, I’m saying that it cannot be viewed only through the prism of two or three agencies, meaning state bodies, but it must be looked at systematically. Everybody is important, starting with citizens, tax payers, courts prosecutions, MUP,” Anti-Money Laundering Administration Director Aleksandar Vujičić commented on the program.

B92's sources, meanwhile, stated that, according to information available to police, the number of people Šarić used to laundering his money goes from 200 to as many as 400, and among them are allegedly politicians, tycoons, and police officers.

“The fact is that there were certain documents about suspicions or information that such a criminal group existed. I think that it will be the most interesting part of the investigation, to determine if someone from previous governments, including all services, was protecting these persons,” says State Secretary at the Justice Ministry Slobodan Homen.

The B92 sources also said that the investigation is currently focusing on the Mitrosrem company from Sremska Mitrovica, farming sector company Jedinstvo from Gajdobra, Mladi Borac, and travel and catering companies Palić, Vojvodina and Putnik.

Reakcija will present documents on suspicious money transactions of the IKL factory, which our team has exclusively acquired, and which is raising the suspicion that the money was taken from this company and transferred to accounts of other firms, which are assumed to belong to Darko Šarić.

Meanwhile Šarić, who is suspected of organizing a massive cocaine shipment from South America to Europe last year, remains at large.

B92 TV's Reakcija and all our other programs are also streamed live via the internet, in Serbian