(Podgorica, September 20. 2013.) – Case Zavala and building Aqua Park in Budva, and the case of criminal networks by Mayor of Bar Zarko Pavicevic, but also cases in which was involved Branislav Micunovic from Niksic and members of criminal milieu like Naser Keljmendi, were discovered due to the fact that the information about the interest from these relations was possible to verify by comparing the identification numbers of individuals and companies and based on that data it was possible to document violation of the law and criminal association.
Unilateral removal of this information from website of the Central business registry and the Department of Real State, practically make impossible independent investigation of corruption cases and organized crime by the civil society. In this way criminals and their accomplices have space to freely continue to multiply their financial interests to the detriment of the rule of law and the public interest.
Exactly the registration number of Vice President DPS Svetozar Marovic was the final confirmation that he is the owner of the company that together with the Russian Mirax illegally built residential complex at Zavala, and while searching the Internet site of the Department of Real State was revealed that his company owns valuable plot.
As well, social security numbers of Svetozar Marovic’s family members helped us to identify connections that exist in the construction sector in Budva between the company and the relevant regional institutions and to recognize that the city is captured by interests of one family. Beside that, information about Milos Marovic, son of Svetozar Marovic helped us to obtain the confirmation from Cyprus register for off shore companies that he with his brothers Becirovic is behind the company that suppose to built the famous Aqua Park in Budva and whose loans worth millions citizens have to pay back because the local government guaranteed for it.
Based on the registration numbers of individuals and companies in Bar MANS managed to piece together a complex network of individuals and companies organized by the Mayor of Bar Zarko Pavicevic in order to make for himself and individuals connected to him a possibility for unlawful acquisition of multi-million benefit from the plot traffic and building apartments for the market. Analysis of data obtained by searching the register of companies associated with Pavicevic showed that the Mayor for himself and individuals around him created a network of companies that could be used to launder money through construction and sale of apartments and commercial objects.
The availability of information on the social security of unofficially the most important person of Montenegrin mafia, Branislav Micunovic, helped us to resolve the mystery of the owner who illegally built the skyscraper on the very attractive location in Budva and to piece together how the relevant state institutions for years ignored the illegal construction on that site, so they could legalize it after construction.
On the similar way confirmation was received that drug boss Naser Kelmendi owns a number of properties in Ulcinj, and thankfully to a good relationships with the local administration tried to legalize objects he owns.
This is only part of the examples that show the extent of importance of verifications of individuals who are suspected of participating in criminal activities in order to investigate corruption and organized crime.
On the other hand, in the cases where many individuals have the same name, without social security number is impossible to determine whether a person is suspected of criminal wrongdoing, and it is so difficult to focus the attention in the right direction during the investigation.
For example, in Montenegro there are ten people with name Zarko Pavicevic, as is the name of Mayor of Bar, and the social security number is a crucial to differentiate between them. Five people are named Milos Marovic, as is the name of Svetozar Marovic’s son, while the name of the controversial fellow, Ivan Delic, have seven citizens of Montenegro. As many as eight citizens is named the same as Dragan Marovic, brother of Vice President of DPS who was convicted of corruption in the Zavala case.
We believe that all that has been mentioned gives more than enough arguments to return the ID numbers in the registers of the companies and properties, because any other solution significantly will make pointless fight against corruption and organized crime.
Dejan milovac
Director of the Research Center MANS
