BELGRADE, Aug 18 (Hina) - A former Serbian National Bank governor and vice-president of the G17 Plus party, Mladjan Dinkic, on Tuesday accused Transport and Telecommunications Minister Marija Raseta-Vukosavljevic and Serbian
Vice-Premier Cedomir Jovanovic of helping members of the notorious Zemun and Surcin mobster clans to take part in the privatisation process in Serbia and so launder money.
BELGRADE, Aug 18 (Hina) - A former Serbian National Bank governor
and vice-president of the G17 Plus party, Mladjan Dinkic, on
Tuesday accused Transport and Telecommunications Minister Marija
Raseta-Vukosavljevic and Serbian Vice-Premier Cedomir Jovanovic
of helping members of the notorious Zemun and Surcin mobster clans
to take part in the privatisation process in Serbia and so launder
money. #L#
Dinkic cited statements by a former premier of the so-called
Republic of Srpska Krajina in Croatia, Borislav Mikelic, given to
the media, that the Zemun clan's Milorad Lukovic Legija, the prime
suspect in the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran
Djindjic, had invested EUR100 million in the privatisation of
Serbian companies, with the mediation of some dozen businessmen.
Dinkic expects Raseta and Jovanovic to say to what extent certain
ministers made it possible for members of said clans to legalise
their wealth acquired through criminal activities.
"The man suspected of killing the prime minister, according to
(Mikelic's) statements, was one of the people who bought companies
in Serbia, with the help of the Serbian government," Dinkic told
reporters today.
In reaction to Dinkic's accusations, Jovanovic said the G17 Plus
party was "resorting to methods once used by Slobodan Milosevic's
regime" in an attempt to prevent him from doing his job.
(hina) lml