Democrats Calling for Probe into Outflow of Money from Serbia

Srdjan Milivojevic (BETAPHOTO/MILAN OBRADOVIC)

The question of the outflow of money from Serbia which ends up in real estate, bank accounts and investment arrangements needs to be raised, because there is reason to believe that it is actually money laundering, leader of the opposition Democratic Party Srdjan Milivojevic said on July 10, after the announcement that he will visit the institutions in Frankfurt, Germany which deal with such matters.

"There are indications that houses and mansions, besides Athens and Trieste, are also being bought in Spain and Portugal, and that preparations are under way for a big getaway with the money stolen over the past 14 years," Milivojevic told the Danas daily, after a visit to Strasbourg, where Democratic Party officials talked with members of the European Parliament from the Socialists and Democrats group about the situation in Serbia.

In his words, they used the visit to Strasbourg to acquaint the MEPs, but also the representatives of other European Union institutions, with the alleged purchase of numerous pieces of real estate and so-called golden visas "with the money stolen from Serbian citizens."

"We especially acquainted them with our findings about who has real estate in Vouliagmeni, Athens' elite neighborhood, and requested that they investigate these claims through the European body for the prevention of money laundering," said Milivojevic.