The case that shakes Pirot and Niš raises the question of how basic legal regulations have been ignored in public companies for years. The nine arrested, including former managers and contractors, are suspected of having damaged the JP "Srbija Šume" with abuses, and diverted the benefits to the private company "21. Maj".
In the continuation of the fight against corruption The police are in Niš. she brought nine people due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that they have committed criminal acts of abuse of official position, unscrupulous work in the service and abuse of the position of a responsible person, and among them are former directors and managers of public companies, the Ministry of Interior announced.
According to reports, IP (46), former director of JP "Srbija šume" ŠG Pirot, D. Đ. (46), manager of the Stara Planina Nature Park ŠG Pirot, AZ (46), responsible person of PD "21. Maj" Marble Hill Niš, MR (41) and DM (68), responsible contractors, MK (46) and MK (31), district engineers ŠG Pirot, VB (63), head of the service for planning and forest management and MJ (50), officer for the preparation of forest management basics.
"They are suspected that, in the period from November 2020 to December 2023, when carrying out construction works on the adaptation and investment maintenance of the Hunting Lodge facility in Široka luke, Pirot municipality, they did not comply with the Law on Planning and Construction and the Rulebook on Professional Supervision and Technical Acceptance of the facility," the statement reads.
It is added that the suspected IP appointed D. Đ., MK, VB, MJ, and MK to carry out professional supervision and technical acceptance of works, who, as is suspected, accepted to perform professional supervision and technical acceptance of works, even though they do not have the conditions prescribed by law and do not have the necessary licenses.
"It is suspected that MR and DM did not perform the works in accordance with the project, while AZ invoiced the unperformed works as if they had been performed, which caused damage to the JP "Srbija šume" ŠG Pirot in the total amount of about 3.008.000 dinars and in the same amount benefited PD "21. Maj" Mramorsko Brdo", the announcement states.
Suspects, along with a criminal report, will be brought to the competent prosecutor's office. The action was jointly carried out by police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Criminal Police Directorate, the Department for the Fight against Corruption on the order of the Special Department for Suppression of Corruption of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Nis, according to the Ministry of Interior's announcement.
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