{"id":1084,"date":"2011-01-23T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T17:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.mansdemo.org\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2011-01-27T18:46:41","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T17:46:41","slug":"mans-calls-on-former-urban-planning-minister-branimir-gvozdenovic-to-come-clean-over-role-in-zavala-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/?p=1084","title":{"rendered":"MANS Calls on Former Urban Planning Minister Branimir Gvozdenovi\u0107 to Come Clean Over Role in Zavala Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Podgorica, 23 January 2011 \u2013 Instead of coming clean with concrete facts about his involvement in the Zavala affair, former Urban Planning Minister Branimir Gvozdenovi\u0107<\/strong> has once again treated the Montenegrin public to stories about the \u201chigh-level results\u201d that his ministry achieved under his leadership.<\/p>\n

The former minister is proud that after two mandates Montenegro now possesses \u201cthe systemic foundations for eliminating illegal construction.\u201d Translated into layman\u2019s terms \u2013 i.e. freeing the language from the former minister\u2019s demagogy \u2013 this basically means that we now have laws and regulations that nobody implements. Nevertheless it is interesting to hear Gvozdenovi\u0107 say that we now have \u2018foundations,\u2019 even though in the past we had actual victories in the fight against illegal construction.<\/p>\n

The \u2018global standards\u2019 that Gvozdenovi\u0107 cites loosely certainly don\u2019t include the practice of watching something being built illegally for a year and then issuing a retroactive permit for its legalization (and Zavala wasn\u2019t the only case where this was done).<\/p>\n

There is no doubt that the former minister is proud of what he accomplished, just as domestic and foreign tycoons are proud of him and thank-full to him for the thousands of square meters that he was able to legalize with a stroke of his pen.<\/p>\n

However, besides that fact that he\u2019ll be remembered as the minister that presided over 100,000 illegally built objects, Gvozdenovi\u0107 is still not clear on why he should answer to the relevant state institutions. Nor does he understand why he should answer before Montenegro\u2019s public which has the right to know what his role was in the Zavala affair.<\/p>\n

Contrary to Gvozdenovi\u0107\u2019s claims, MANS has no intention of replacing any existing state institutions, though sadly for him it does intend to continue monitoring the problem of illegal construction in Montenegro.<\/p>\n

It is for this reason that MANS once again calls upon former minister Gvozdenovi\u0107 to stand before Montenegro\u2019s public and explain how he managed to sign a retroactive building permit in December 2008 (nearly a year after construction had already begun on the Zavala peninsula). He could also perhaps explain to the public whether or not this is normal practice in other countries.<\/p>\n

We call on the former minister to also clarify whether or not he was aware of the fact that apartments for residential use were to be found on the Zavala peninsula even though only tourist facilities were foreseen under the existing urban plans. He could also clarify the concrete actions his ministry took to prevent illegal construction.<\/p>\n

We call on Gvozdenovi\u0107 to show us the laws or regulations that allows for legalization of buildings to occur through the issuing of permits for reconstruction\/expansion, like the one he signed for the illegally erected seven story building in Bar.<\/p>\n

Given that during all of the above affairs Gvozdenovi\u0107 was the most senior figure responsible for urban planning in Montenegro, it is naive to believe that he had no influence on key actors from his position. In societies regulated by the law it would be natural for his ministerial influence to lead towards immediate action aimed at prosecuting those who violated the law. Unfortunately, this doesn\u2019t seem to have been the case in Montenegro.<\/p>\n

Therefore we totally understand his anxiety and his need to hide behind demagogic proclamations. Nevertheless, we call on Gvozdenovi\u0107 to realize the importance of coming clean before the public on his role in the Zavala affair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Podgorica, 23 January 2011 \u2013 Instead of coming clean with concrete facts about his involvement in the Zavala affair, former Urban Planning Minister Branimir Gvozdenovi\u0107 has once again treated the Montenegrin public to stories about the \u201chigh-level results\u201d that his ministry achieved under his leadership. The former minister is proud that after two mandates Montenegro<\/p>\n

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