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PHOTO: Verdict on Košljun: Lazar Radjenovic six years in prison, Aleksandar Ticic released

 

Defendants and their attorneys all expected an acquittals, while Lazar Radjenovic, also former mayor of Budva, blamed all illegal doings on this predecessor Rajko Kuljaca.

Unlike them, Vido Radjenovic who during the investigation accused the other defendants for participating in this illegal deal, pleaded guilty and said he was prepared to go to jail.

During the sentencing today, the Court announced that it accepted the testimony of Vido Radjenovic, that is, that they found them to be true. It was found that Rajko Kuljača was not involved in this case.

Other defendants in their closing argument reiterated the allegations that they did not abuse their official position eight years ago, during the sale of land in question.

Lawyers of Aleksandar Ticic and Vido Radjenovic, Dragoljub Djukanovic and Lazar Aković, are satisfied with the verdict. Djukanovic said that he expected this decision of the court.

“From the first to the last moment, Mr. Tičić in his statement claimed he was not guilty, as well as in closing arguments. As I said earlier, I expected the only possible verdict and that is the liberating one”, Djukanovic said.

Aković said the verdict for his client is appropriate to the offense.

On the other hand, Branislav Tapuskovic, attorney of Lazar Rađenovoć, said the verdict his client got was scandalous, adding that it served other purposes, rather than establishing the truth.

“I have never seen such disproportion in sentencing for the same offense. The fact that Vido Radjenovic got only six months and Layar Radjenovic six years for the same actions leads to the conclusion that the verdict was brought to serve other purposes, and not to persecute for offenses of this kind”, said Tapuskovic.

He criticized the court for drawing conclusions based on the testimony of Vido Radjenovic, and because it determined that signatures on documents of the former Mayor of Budva Rajko Kuljaca were invalid.

“In his closing argument, my client said he stands by his defense in the proceedings. I insisted on not taking his statement in account. During trial, he defended himself with silence, every time other accused would make a statement, he said he had no objections. I wonder based on which Radjenovic’s statement the court made these conclusions, except the one from the investigation, given to the prosecutor, or the one he gave at the trial – where he exercised his right to silence”, asked Tapuskovic.

He announced that he would complain tp the Court of Appeals, within the deadline of 25 days.

 

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