JANAF AFFAIR

JANAF AFFAIR Mayors Barišić and Grgić are now formally under investigation: Searches and arrests follow? HDZ's mayor of Velika Gorica and SDP's mayor of Nova Gradiska thus joined the other 11 suspects Writes: Hina, Jutarnji.hrPosted: September 18, 2020 11:26 am Police are bringing the suspects to the USKOK building Police are bringing the suspects to the USKOK building Zeljko Puhovski / Cropix Facebook Twitter Messenger E-mail Two mayors from the HDZ and SDP formally came under investigation by Uskok for corruption on Friday after Parliament lifted their immunity, paving the way for investigators to arrest them and search their premises. HDZ Mayor of Velika Gorica Drazen Barisic and SDP Mayor of Nova Gradiska Vinko Grgic thus joined the other 11 suspects, including director Janaf Dragan Kovacevic, against whom an investigation was launched on Thursday after a full day of searches. Uskok requested that pre-trial detention be ordered against them, which will be decided by the Zagreb County Court today. Notified in advance of arrest Along with the director of Janaf, for whom we previously wrote that he had a report that his arrest was being prepared , the investigation included the first defendant Krešo Petek , founder and real manager of Elektrocentar Petek, who allegedly gave bribes to Janaf's boss and mayors to ensure that his embezzlement the company gets millions of jobs. In addition to the main actors in the corruption scandal, Vlado Zorić, Damir Vrbanc, Vatroslav Sablić, Vinko Grgić, Iva Šuler, Zvonko Maras, Tomislav Jelisavac, Mirjana Prodan, Katarina Gašparac and Ljubomir Perušić are also suspected . Uskok reported on Thursday night that it had launched an investigation against 11 people accused of trading in influence, giving bribes, illegally favoring abuse of position and authority, and aiding and abetting in those acts. The police directorate reported that ten suspects have been handed over or will be handed over to the custody supervisor, while police have filed criminal charges against 13 suspects. RELATED NEWS Drazen Barisic, Vinko Grgic JANAF AFFAIR In Parliament, MPs voted to lift the immunity of HDZ member Barisic and SDP member Grgic COMPANY IN THE CENTER OF THE AFFAIR Friday gave boss Janaf as much as 1.96 million bribes in cash !? The columns of the black chronicle were also filled by his son Millions of bribes As the founder and actual manager of the company Elektrocentar Petek in Zagreb in September 2019, Petek allegedly gave the President of the Management Board Janaf HRK 1.96 million in cash as a reward for securing the award of jobs whose investor is Janaf. Peteka is also charged with agreeing with the mayor of Nova Gradiška from September 2019 to September 18 in Zagreb and Nova Gradiška that as a reward for taking all actions necessary to award the works to the community of bidders of the company in which he is the actual leader of one, and VII. defendant responsible person of another company, give 100,000. The Mayor of Velika Gorica is charged with taking all necessary actions in September 2019 in Zagreb and Velika Gorica in agreement with Petek to award his company in the open procedure of a public tender with an estimated procurement value of HRK 97.3 million. Fake tender Using the authority of his position and the position of the only member of the Velika Gorica Water Supply Assembly, the Mayor of Velika Gorica asked the President of the Water Supply Administration and the client to manipulate the pre-procedure and public bidding procedure, changing the documentation in accordance with Petek's requirements and his consultant, claims Uskok. In this illegal work, the mayor involved the head of the department for EU projects in Water Supply, that as part of the process of clarification and possible changes to the public procurement documentation to the questions of the company of the first defendant and his business partners their competitors in order to disclose their offers. Barišić is also accused of initiating a procedure for announcing a new public tender in agreement with Petek after the previous public tender for the public lighting system in Velika Gorica was annulled, and the invitation tender was faked.