Ilić faces conflict of interest probe

The Conflict of Interest Committee has launched proceedings against Infrastructure Minister Velimir Ilić.

Izvor: B92

Saturday, 13.10.2007.

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The Conflict of Interest Committee has launched proceedings against Infrastructure Minister Velimir Ilic. He is suspected of having violated the Law on Preventing Conflicts of Interest when he started the construction of a private health clinic in his estate in the village of Kaculice, near Cacak, apparently without necessary permits. Ilic faces conflict of interest probe The Committee requested and obtained the records on the case from the Department for Urbanism, Construction and Development and the Cacak Municipal Supervisory Administration. “The Committee is set to ascertain whether the infrastructure minister broke the law by venturing to build the clinic on his private estate, and check Ilic’s statements concerning his income that do not correspond with the official figures he submitted to the Committee,” Committee’s President Milovan Dedijer told B92 Friday. “We have ascertained that Ilic began the construction works without a permit obtained in a timely manner,” he said. “Starting the construction without permits constitutes for a criminal offence. Should it turn out that Ilic had broken the Law on Preventing Conflicts of Interest, the Committee at this stage of the proceedings might recommend his resignation,” Dedijer explained. However, Ilic seemed undisturbed by the Committee’s interest with the case, claiming he "had broken no laws, having paid for all the permits." Ilic did say he would end the construction of the clinic “succumbing to the media pressure.” “When you started your campaign against me and when others joined in, I decided to shelve the construction until better days have come,” Ilic told B92 on Friday. The Conflict of Interest Committee said that other allegations regarding the minister are being checked, including the investors into the clinic in Kaculice. “Ilic has been named in municipal books as the sole investor in the project, even though he stated in the media that a few persons beside him were investing as well,” Dedijer said. “The minister also told reporters his monthly income from leasing realties amounts to EUR 6,000. However, we do not have this figure included in the report he submitted to the Committee,” he added. Velimir Ilic served as capital investment minister in the previous cabinet. He is the leader of New Serbia (NS), a party which formed a pre-election coalition with Vojislav Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS). Velimir Ilic during a government session (FoNet, archive)

Ilić faces conflict of interest probe

The Committee requested and obtained the records on the case from the Department for Urbanism, Construction and Development and the Čačak Municipal Supervisory Administration.

“The Committee is set to ascertain whether the infrastructure minister broke the law by venturing to build the clinic on his private estate, and check Ilić’s statements concerning his income that do not correspond with the official figures he submitted to the Committee,” Committee’s President Milovan Dedijer told B92 Friday.

“We have ascertained that Ilić began the construction works without a permit obtained in a timely manner,” he said.

“Starting the construction without permits constitutes for a criminal offence. Should it turn out that Ilić had broken the Law on Preventing Conflicts of Interest, the Committee at this stage of the proceedings might recommend his resignation,” Dedijer explained.

However, Ilić seemed undisturbed by the Committee’s interest with the case, claiming he "had broken no laws, having paid for all the permits."

Ilić did say he would end the construction of the clinic “succumbing to the media pressure.”

“When you started your campaign against me and when others joined in, I decided to shelve the construction until better days have come,” Ilić told B92 on Friday.

The Conflict of Interest Committee said that other allegations regarding the minister are being checked, including the investors into the clinic in Kačulice.

“Ilić has been named in municipal books as the sole investor in the project, even though he stated in the media that a few persons beside him were investing as well,” Dedijer said.

“The minister also told reporters his monthly income from leasing realties amounts to EUR 6,000. However, we do not have this figure included in the report he submitted to the Committee,” he added.

Velimir Ilić served as capital investment minister in the previous cabinet. He is the leader of New Serbia (NS), a party which formed a pre-election coalition with Vojislav Koštunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS).

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