“Drug boss sold media company to WAZ”

According to Belgrade daily Večernje novosti, drug boss Darko Šarić sold his shares of the Štampa Komerc company to WAZ.

Izvor: Veèernje novosti

Tuesday, 22.06.2010.

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According to Belgrade daily Vecernje novosti, drug boss Darko Saric sold his shares of the Stampa Komerc company to WAZ. The German media group recently announced it was withdrawing from the Serbian market, while it today confirmed acquiring a package of shares in Vecernje Novosti. “Drug boss sold media company to WAZ” In its report this Tuesday about the alleged transaction involving Saric, the newspaper quoted Mitrosrem company owner Zoran Copic. Copic explained his ties to Saric – a fugitive from justice accused of attempting to smuggle 2.7 tons of cocaine last year from South America – stating that he never bought a company or property from him and never led a company that was owned by Saric. Copic was arrested on Saturday in Banja Luka, RS, and freed after six hours, because of a suspicion that he was involved in a planned assassination of Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, who was visiting the city. Copic denied involvement with Saric, including rumors that Saric took over ten of his companies, but he did admit that Saric tried to sell him Mitrosrem. “I found out through lawyers that Saric sold the Belgrade company Stampa to the German media company WAZ and that the transaction was worth EUR 29mn,” he said. He said that he met Saric in 2008 through his lawyer, and that this is when Saric “tried to sell” Mitrosrem to him. He said that Saric’s company did not fulfill criteria for the sale, along them being the fact that the Privatization Agency had to approve the transaction. Police in the Republic of Srpska, RS, stated that Copic was called in for questioning on Saturday, the day before Dacic was to arrive in Banja Luka, however, no information was given as to the reason. “His arrival to the police station had nothing to do with the investigation of Darko Saric’s gang,” RS police official Gojko Vasic said. The RS police did not receive request from Serbia or from elsewhere to remand Copic or anyone else in relation to the fugitive Saric, it was announced.

“Drug boss sold media company to WAZ”

In its report this Tuesday about the alleged transaction involving Šarić, the newspaper quoted Mitrosrem company owner Zoran Čopić.

Čopić explained his ties to Šarić – a fugitive from justice accused of attempting to smuggle 2.7 tons of cocaine last year from South America – stating that he never bought a company or property from him and never led a company that was owned by Šarić.

Čopić was arrested on Saturday in Banja Luka, RS, and freed after six hours, because of a suspicion that he was involved in a planned assassination of Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić, who was visiting the city.

Čopić denied involvement with Šarić, including rumors that Šarić took over ten of his companies, but he did admit that Šarić tried to sell him Mitrosrem.

“I found out through lawyers that Šarić sold the Belgrade company Štampa to the German media company WAZ and that the transaction was worth EUR 29mn,” he said.

He said that he met Šarić in 2008 through his lawyer, and that this is when Šarić “tried to sell” Mitrosrem to him.

He said that Šarić’s company did not fulfill criteria for the sale, along them being the fact that the Privatization Agency had to approve the transaction.

Police in the Republic of Srpska, RS, stated that Čopić was called in for questioning on Saturday, the day before Dačić was to arrive in Banja Luka, however, no information was given as to the reason.

“His arrival to the police station had nothing to do with the investigation of Darko Šarić’s gang,” RS police official Gojko Vasić said.

The RS police did not receive request from Serbia or from elsewhere to remand Čopić or anyone else in relation to the fugitive Šarić, it was announced.

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