Army officer arrested on suspicion of taking bribes
The Military Police have arrested a Serbian Army (VS) lieutenant colonel on charges of corruption, the Ministry of Defense has announced.
Friday, 16.11.2012.
14:15
Prokuplje The Military Police have arrested a Serbian Army (VS) lieutenant colonel on charges of corruption, the Ministry of Defense has announced. The officer was identified as Ljupco Vilimonovic, and is suspected of taking bribes. Army officer arrested on suspicion of taking bribes Vilimonovic was arrested on Thursday in a joint operation of the Military Police, the Military-Security Agency (VBA), and the Higher Prosecution in the town of Prokuplje. The MoD said that the agency on two occasions "documented" that he had taken bribes, and then moved to place him in custody. Vilimonovic is the commander of the 37th Mechanized Battalion of the 3rd Brigade of the Ground Forces. According to media reports, he is also the commander of the army barracks in Kursumlija, southern Serbia. The suspect has been placed in 48-hour police custody, after which an investigative judge of the Higher Court in Prokuplje will take over the case. Beta Tanjug
Army officer arrested on suspicion of taking bribes
Vilimonović was arrested on Thursday in a joint operation of the Military Police, the Military-Security Agency (VBA), and the Higher Prosecution in the town of Prokuplje.The MoD said that the agency on two occasions "documented" that he had taken bribes, and then moved to place him in custody.
Vilimonović is the commander of the 37th Mechanized Battalion of the 3rd Brigade of the Ground Forces. According to media reports, he is also the commander of the army barracks in Kuršumlija, southern Serbia.
The suspect has been placed in 48-hour police custody, after which an investigative judge of the Higher Court in Prokuplje will take over the case.
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