Former Mayor of Zrenjanin and former member of the ruling Democrats (DS) Presidency Goran Knežević has confirmed he had joined the Serb Progressives (SNS). Opposition SNS Deputy President Aleksandar VuÄić stated on Monday that Knežević was welcome to join, noting that he was a respectful and responsible man who had done a lot for the development of the central Banat region in Vojvodina, northern Serbia, but that his membership in the party depended on whether he wished to join.
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“Ex-DS mayor to join opposition partyâ€
January 25th, 2010 |
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Former Mayor of Zrenjanin Goran Knežević will soon become a member of Serb Progressive Party (SNS), Belgrade daily VeÄernje Novosti writes. Knežević is accused of defrauding the town’s budget of RSD 150mn.
Prosecutor: Names uncovered in “yellow house†case
December 27th, 2009 |
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War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir VukÄević said that the prosecution has made significant progress in the so-called “yellow house†investigation. VukÄević said that the prosecution has uncovered the names of the people who were in the house, located in north Albania, in which organs were harvested from kidnapped persons during the conflict in Kosovo.
Serbian experts “ready to return to Iraq”
December 25th, 2009 |
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Serbian experts are set to participate in the modernization of Iraq’s military equipment, Jugoimport SDPR Director Stevan NikÄević says. NikÄević revealed that this was agreed and determined through a contract his company has clinched, and said the experts would travel to Iraq in early 2010.
Randy & Evi Quaid Plead Not Guilty In Hotel Fraud Case
December 23rd, 2009 |
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Randy Quaid and his wife Evi –finally — appeared in court Tuesday, where the couple pleaded not guilty to felony charges of defrauding an innkeeper.
The Quaids skipped out on half a dozen previous court hearings without explanation after being accused of using an invalid credit card to defraud San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito of [...]
VukÄević, Marty on Kosovo organ trade case
December 22nd, 2009 |
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Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir VukÄević has meet with CoE Parliamentary Assembly Rapporteur Dick Marty in Zurich, Switzerland. VukÄević informed Marty about the latest findings of his office in the Kosovo organ trade case, the prosecution said in a statement in Belgrade on Tuesday.
Defiant former mayor “not through with politicsâ€
November 24th, 2009 |
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Former Zrenjanin Mayor Goran Knežević says his further engagement in the ruling Democrats (DS) would be “torture”, but that he is “not through with politics”. The former mayor of the Vojvodina town was indicted for fraud and was recently released from prison pending the end of his trial.
Trial of former mayor begins
October 26th, 2009 |
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The trial of former Zrenjanin Mayor Goran Knežević and 21 others accused of fraud started on Monday in Belgrade. Knežević, an official of the ruling Democratic Party (DS), and his coworkers were arrested in October of last year.
Croat state TV boss in chauvinist outburst
October 19th, 2009 |
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Croatia’s state TV HRT Director Vanja Sutlić has insulted one of his journalists because she is married to a Serb, her colleagues claim. Croatia’s Index website reports that Sutlić hurled “rough insults” at Ivana DragiÄević-VeliÄković because of her Serb husband, while the incident was witnessed by a group of journalists and editors – Maja Sever, Lela Knežević, Sanja MikleuÅ¡ević and Robert Zuber.
Milošević regime figure back in business
October 18th, 2009 |
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Ruling Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) official Aleksandar NikaÄević has been given the job of acting secretary general of the AMSS. Belgrade daily Blic says that NikaÄević was “one of the hated figures of the regime of Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević”, and reminds that he was president of the Association of Students in 1991 during anti-MiloÅ¡ević student demonstrations in Belgrade.
Nine years since Miloševic election defeat
September 24th, 2009 |
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Nine years ago to the day opposition candidate Vojislav Koštunica defeated the incumbent, Slobodan Milošević, in presidential elections. That marked the beginning of the end for Milošević’s regime, a reign punctuated by wars, suffering, poverty and violations of laws and human rights.
Investigation to continue in Bytyqi case
September 23rd, 2009 |
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War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir VukÄević has told B92 that the prosecution will continue the investigation into the murder of the Bytyqi brothers. VukÄević said that the prosecution would appeal the acquittals of two former police officers Sreten Popović and MiloÅ¡ Stojanović, who were cleared of complicity in the murders.
Nikolić accuses Democrats of smear campaign
July 29th, 2009 |
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Opposition SNS leader Tomislav Nikolić late on Tuesday accused the ruling Democrats (DS) of having launched a smear campaign against his party. Nikolić said that the Democrats used Belgrade daily Blic and controversial Montenegrin businessman Ratko Knežević for that purpose.
“Mafia sending threats to Tadić”
July 28th, 2009 |
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Montenegrin businessman Ratko Knežević said that the so-called Tobacco Mafia is threatening Serbian President Boris Tadić. He said that the threats come after the arrest of those suspected of murdering Ivo Pukanić.
Former Äukanović adviser “fears for his lifeâ€
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Äukanović’s former adviser, Ratko Knežević, says that he fears for his life. Knežević has accused Äukanović of being involved in cigarette smuggling activities during the 1990s.