Serbia in the Fight Serbia in the Fight against against

Organized Crime and Organized Crime and CorruptionCorruption

2008 - 20122008 - 2012Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia

Vienna, April 25th - 26th 2012

Austro-Serbian Economic Forum

Established institutional architecture based on a strong legal framework enforced by specialized and uncompromised institutions and people

This approach was launched in 2003 only few months before a strong organized crime group committed the assassination on the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia in the modern Serbian history – Mr. Zoran Djindjic.

Only under the leadership of President Tadic, during the tenure of Prime Minister Cvetkovic and Justice Minister Malovic, came the necessary courage and commitment to tackle this complex challenge

In order for the process to start, several crucial milestones had to be covered, primary of which being the complicated and delicate process of judiciary reform

Furthermore, the entire process needed to be started from scratch

Institutional architecture Institutional architecture in the Fightin the Fight against against

organized organized crime and crime and corruptioncorruption Special Police Units

Special Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime

Special Court Departments

New Prison Units

Witness protection programe

Directorate for Management of Seized and Confiscated Assets

New System Laws

Stricter Penalty Policy

3t of cocaine

4 million EUR

4t of cocaine140 million EUR

20 million EUR

Action Number of Persons

Criminal Charges Filed 240

Indictments Raised 160

Convictions in First Instance Courts

99

Data courtesy of Special Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime

Overall StatsOverall Stats January 1 January 1st st - November 15 - November 15thth 20112011

Data courtesy of Special Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime

SpecialSpecial ProsecutorProsecutor’’ss Office Office for Organized Crimefor Organized CrimeEstablished in May 2003

During the tenure of the current Government from 2008 until today following results have been achieved:

Convictions and Convictions and Indictments Indictments for Corruption 2008-2011for Corruption 2008-2011 2.965 persons have been sentenced for

various forms of petty and grand corruption

Against 6.542 persons prosecutors have brought charges of corruption

32 criminal charges 56 investigation requests 47 indictments for offences of corruption

PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FOR ORGANIZED CRIME IN 2012

CONTINUED TO SUCCESFULLY CARRY OUT

THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INTITIATION THE CRIMINAL

PROCEEDINGS OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND OF SO CALLED HIGH-PROFILE

CORRUPTION

ACTIVITIES OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE FOR ORGANISED CRIME IN 2012

Criminal proceedings for criminal offences of organised crime January 2012 indictment raised against four persons for

committing criminal offence of criminal alliance and criminal offence of trafficking in human beings and charged for trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation of females from Serbia in Italy via street prostitution.

January 2012 two indictments were against members of two international organized criminal groups dealing with trafficking of narcotics, indictment are raised against 13 persons suspected for the illicit purchase of cocaine on the territory of South America.

March 2012 indictment was raised against 23 persons – members of two organised criminal groups, for committing criminal offence of unlawful production and circulation of narcotics and criminal alliance.

March 2012 investigation initiated against 8 members of organized criminal group for dealing and trafficking of narcotics. While arresting these persons it was found and seized 85 kilos of drug skunk.

ACTIVITIES OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE FOR ORGANISED CRIME IN 2012

Criminal proceedings of so called high-profile corruption In January 2012 submitted request, regarding the

corruption in economy, for investigation against three persons for reasonable doubt that they appropriated 32 trucks, owned by Hypo Alpe Adria Leasing, which worth more than 300 million dinars.

In February 2012 investigations initiated against 11 persons, owners, directors and legal representatives of many companies, for the commitment of criminal offence of abuse of office. The suspects, as majority owners and responsible persons, through their position, were appropriating capital from privatized companies, approving, creating and signing orders for transfer of money for partially executed businesses. In that manner defendants illegally obtained financial gain of around 4.5 million euros at expense of privatized companies, while still not carried out its obligations under the contracts of privatization, which led to the termination of these contracts, blocking of company bank accounts and disabling companies to conduct their business activities .

Property siezed from crime Property siezed from crime and and under Management of the under Management of the Directorate for Management of Directorate for Management of Seized and Confiscated AssetsSeized and Confiscated Assets

100 apartments

34 houses

50 companies, under court and prosecutor’s offices’ orders

Renting temporarily seized immobile property monthly adds 20.000 EUR to the budget of the Directorate

Value: Value: 3350 million 50 million EUREUR

Immobility Given to the Use Immobility Given to the Use of Other State Bodies and of Other State Bodies and InstitutionsInstitutions2 houses given for the opening of kindergarten

House given to the University Children’s Hospital for the opening of Parent’s House

House given for the Shelter for the Victims of Human Trafficking

House given for the Centre for Youth and Children without Parental Care

House given to the Drug Abusers Rehabilitation Centre

Social ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilityDonated: 14 million RSD (140.000 Donated: 14 million RSD (140.000 EUR)EUR)

Social ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilityDonated: 14 million RSD (140.000 Donated: 14 million RSD (140.000 EUR)EUR)

The efforts and results achieved in last four years created an environment in Serbia for:

Competitive economic environment

Safeguard of foreign investments on top of political and institutional agenda

All preconditions for protection of economic interests of investors provided

Thank you Thank you for your attentionfor your attention

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia April, 2012