Evidence that MANS so far presented to the Montenegrin public confirmed that in the previous period a direct relationship existed between drug lord Darko Saric and individuals from the Government of Milo Djukanovic, and Saric alone if is able to speak freely about their jobs and be prepared for it, he could explain a lot about his businesses in Montenegro.
Djukanovic during yesterday’s premiership hour very sure in himself said there is nothing what Saric could bring up which could compromise him and Montenegro. Having in mind specific jobs that Saric had in Montenegro, we believe that Djukanovic counts either on “omerta-law of silence” by criminals or a complete passive prosecution that has not even tried so far to determine how strong links are between organized crime and the top of the authority in Montenegro.
MANS, in cooperation with the regional network of research centers – OCCRP a few months ago revealed complex business and political schemes that connect Darko Saric with Montenegro, first with the Government of Montenegro, ruling DPS and the First Bank owned by Djucanovic’s family.
Therefore, the statement of Prime Minister Djukanovic that there is nothing compromising for him and Montenegro, based only on the assumption that Darko Saric will not speak about numerous jobs he had in Montenegro. Djukanovic obviously counts that Saric will not speak about the business with the Municipality of Budva and the head of the local DPS and soccer club Mogren Boro Lazovic, within is suppose to obtain valuable municipal land on the expense of the public interest.
We assume that Djukanovic believes that Saric will also not speak about what role in his businesses and schemes had current Minister of Agriculture Petar Ivanovic, for whom there are concrete evidence that he was “a connection for Montenegro” off shore company which used to take over shares of other companies owned by Darko Saric, and Stanko Cane Subotic as well. When it comes to Ivanovic, from Saric it could be found out why the name of the Minister Ivanovic is on the list of people who he financed to travel abroad accompanied by other members of his criminal organization.
Darko Saric could speak up and also about the role of Blagota Radulovic, first assistant to Petar Ivanovic in the Ministry of Agriculture and how he got the idea just to employ him as a director one of his companies in Montenegro.
Saric could speak and about arrangements with the First Bank owned by the prime minister’s family, and about millions made by sale of cocaine by which, as the highest deponent, maintained the liquidity of that bank, and how he achieved the First Bank to violate a good banking practice and the Law on Money Laundering Prevention.
All the evidence about relationships and jobs of drug dealer in Montenegro that MANS collected so far are submitted to Montenegrin prosecution that until today absolutely did nothing to process them. Because of such prosecution on which he has an undeniable affect, Djukanonovic can continue to manipulate Montenegrin public when it comes to connections between the Government and organized crime.
Darko Saric is one of many “correct guys” with whom the state collaborated, in addition to Naser Keljmendi, late Dragan Dudic-Fritz and fugitive Safet Kalic. For all those individual cases a very specific evidence exist about close relationships between the top of political leadership and members of organized crime.
We believe that Djukanovic counts on their discretion, or how is called in jargon “omerta-law of silence”, if he can surely say, despite indisputable evidence, that there is nothing that can discredit Montenegro or him personally.
MANS
