{"id":8891,"date":"2021-12-03T18:50:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mans.co.me\/en\/?p=8891"},"modified":"2021-12-13T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T09:51:39","slug":"the-parliament-published-data-on-flights-brajovics-wife-regular-passenger-of-the-state-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/?p=8891","title":{"rendered":"The Parliament published data on flights: BRAJOVI\u0106&#8217;S WIFE REGULAR PASSENGER OF THE STATE AIRCRAFT \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the Secretariat-General of the Government of Montenegro continues to hide from the public data on flights by the state aircraft, data on how the presidents of the Parliament of Montenegro used this benefit in the last 5 years are no longer secret. MANS Investigative Centre analysed over 50 flights that were realized for the needs of the Parliament in the period from 2016 to 2021, and the data reveal possible abuses of the state aircraft for private purposes.<\/p>\n<p>For several years, NGO MANS has been trying to obtain data on the use of the state aircraft due to suspicions that the highest state officials often used it for private purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The change of government on August 30 last year has not brought progress in transparency on many levels. Thus, the new Secretariat-General of the Government continues to hide from the public data that may indicate the misuse of state property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GenSek-Rjesenje.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8893\" src=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GenSek-Rjesenje-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GenSek-Rjesenje-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GenSek-Rjesenje-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GenSek-Rjesenje-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GenSek-Rjesenje.png 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Parliament of Montenegro provided the MANS Investigative Centre with access to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mans.co.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Letovi-SkupstinaCG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">part of the data in its possession related to flights realized in the period from 2016 to the end of 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SkustinaRjesenje.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8894\" src=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SkustinaRjesenje-1024x786.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SkustinaRjesenje-1024x786.png 1024w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SkustinaRjesenje-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SkustinaRjesenje-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SkustinaRjesenje.png 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of the analysed data refer to the former president of the parliament, Ivan Brajovi\u0107, who used the state aircraft 42 times in four years of his term of office. In 5 months he was the president of the parliament, Darko Pajovi\u0107 flew this plane eight times, and the current president of the Parliament of Montenegro, Aleksa Be\u010di\u0107, twice in one year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Ivan-Brajovic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8895\" src=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Ivan-Brajovic-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Ivan-Brajovic-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Ivan-Brajovic-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Ivan-Brajovic-768x443.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An analysis of data on Ivan Brajovi\u0107 reveals that the current leader of the Social Democrats often travelled accompanied by his wife Dragana Brajovi\u0107, who accompanied him on as many as 25 business trips abroad. According to the requests for the use of the state aircraft, which were analysed by MANS, Brajovi\u0107&#8217;s wife was the official part of Montenegrin delegation six times, while as a so-called &#8220;escort of the delegation&#8221; she flew state aircraft 19 times!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-16.56.47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8896\" src=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-16.56.47-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-16.56.47-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-16.56.47-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-16.56.47-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-03-at-16.56.47.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a member of the delegation, Dragana Brajovi\u0107 usually attended Ivan Brajovi\u0107&#8217;s protocol visits, while outside the official protocol and at the expense of citizens, the wife of the former head of parliament visited: Rome, Rimini, Bratislava, Warsaw, Morocco, Tbilisi, Vienna, Baku, Geneva, Tallinn, Berlin, Zurich, Luxembourg, Ankara and Reykjavik.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8897\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brajovici-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8897\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8897\" src=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brajovici-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brajovici-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brajovici--300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brajovici--768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brajovici--214x140.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ivan Brajovi\u0107 with his wife Dragana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is also interesting that Ivan Brajovi\u0107&#8217;s wife flew by a &#8220;special flight&#8221; in several cases while she was accompanying the delegation, i.e. by state aircraft, while it was noted that members of the delegation on those trips flew commercial flights.<\/p>\n<p>In response to questions from the MANS Investigative Centre, the former president of the Parliament stated that he personally covered the costs of his wife&#8217;s airline tickets when she was not a member of the delegation. However, in the documentation that MANS had access to, there is no information that Brajovi\u0107&#8217;s wife flew commercial flights. When asked for which flights he personally paid for his wife&#8217;s ticket, Brajovi\u0107 refused to answer.<\/p>\n<p>During his five-month term, former president of the Parliament, Darko Pajovi\u0107, was accompanied on business trips by his advisers and interpreters, as well as cameramen and security.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Darko-Pajovic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8898\" src=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Darko-Pajovic-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Darko-Pajovic-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Darko-Pajovic-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Darko-Pajovic-768x443.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the submitted documentation, current president of the parliament, Aleksa Be\u010di\u0107, used the state aircraft twice during one year of his term of office, on flights to Ljubljana and Budapest. Unlike Brajovi\u0107 and Pajovi\u0107, the documentation on Be\u010di\u0107&#8217;s flights did not contain specific names and functions of the members of the delegation.<\/p>\n<p>In response to additional questions from MANS, Be\u010di\u0107&#8217;s cabinet said that the president was accompanied on business trips by the state aircraft by advisers Sandra Radevi\u0107 and Dubravka Joksimovi\u0107, cameramen and interpreters, as well as MP Boris Bogdanovi\u0107, regarding whom the cabinet said that &#8220;without compensation, together with other members of the cabinet, he assists the president in organizing receptions and visits\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Aleksa-Becic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8892\" src=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Aleksa-Becic-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Aleksa-Becic-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Aleksa-Becic-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/mans.co.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fotka-Aleksa-Becic-768x443.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Government of Montenegro announced that the Secretariat-General was ordered to publish information on the use of the state aircraft after obtaining the opinion of the National Security Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came after the National Council for the Fight against High-Level Corruption recommended to the Government in early November that the data be released.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Dejan Milovac<br \/>MANS Investigative Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 While the Secretariat-General of the Government of Montenegro continues to hide from the public data on flights by the state aircraft, data on how the presidents of the Parliament of Montenegro used this benefit in the last 5 years are no longer secret. 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