He said that after January 1 – the date when the Anti-Corruption Law takes effect – officials will have to submit reports on their property and income using a new form.

Čupić reminded that the reports on property and income will be public, in accordance with the law, and that one of the "most important control mechanisms will be the public and the ability of citizens to report if they notice that some of the data is false".

Agency Director Zorana Marković said that she is not heading "an investigative body", adding that data will be checked in cooperation with other state institutions.

“There is a thin line between investigations and checks, and we will try not to cross it,” Marković said.

Čupić stated that the agency "will not be lenient" on state institutions that may not want to cooperate in the checking of certain facts and that it will name such parties publicly.

He added that prison sentences of six months to five years can be given to those found guilty of not reporting property or giving false data.

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