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Former president of the municipality of Obrenovac and acting director of the EPS, Milorad Grcic, has had his detention suspended since February 14, 2025, due to suspicion that he participated in embezzlement at JP Elektroprivreda Srbije
Milorad Grčić, former mayor Obrenovac and the former acting director of the Public Enterprise Electric power industry of Serbia after a month and a half, the detention was lifted, N1 learns.
The decision on the termination of custody was made by the judge for the preliminary proceedings on April 24, ruling on the proposal of the defense.
This information was confirmed by N1 in the High Court in Belgrade.
The defenders of Grcic requested the cancellation of the measure, since the reasons for the last extension of his detention no longer exist, namely the possibility of influencing witnesses, writes N1.
The Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime examined all the witnesses and informed the judge for the preliminary proceedings, which is why she made the decision to release Grcic.
Why was Grčić arrested?
Grčić and 14 others They were arrested on February 12th. in a police action, and by order of the Special Department for Suppression of Corruption of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, due to the suspicion that they abused their official position and powers in connection with arranging public procurements in EPS, which damaged that public company for more than one million euros, and the suspects obtained illegal property benefits for themselves and others.
Individuals are also charged with giving and receiving bribes in the form of monetary gifts, which concealed the crime of money laundering.
Milorad Grcic defended himself by remaining silent during the hearing before the prosecutor after his arrest.
In this case, Aleksandar Papić, a controversial businessman, was also arrested as the real owner of a company which, as is suspected, received rigged tenders for JP EPS in agreement with former acting director Milorad Grcic.
By the way, although all the suspects were arrested by order of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, this case has been taken over by the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (TOK) since March.
Let us remind you that on February 28, 2025, the TOK received a mandatory instruction from the Supreme Public Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac, which ordered the High Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade to submit the case against the accused Milorad Grčić, Aleksandar Papić and others, due to embezzlement in EPS, to the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime for further processing.
The mandatory instruction was issued considering that the VJT in Belgrade is not authorized or competent to conduct the proceedings against the defendant Grčić.
Source: H1
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