His brother Zarko Veselinovic was released from custody last week and, as pointed out by our sources, this will not affect the investigation against Zvonko.
Zarko Veselinovic is suspected of inciting the judge from Raska, Srecko Topalovic, and seizing a stolen “Audi A4” estimated at 617.498 RSD. He was released after all the witnesses and the suspected judge were questioned.
The investigation that is being led against Zvonko Veselinovic at the request of the Prosecutor for organized crime is getting more extensive and there is little chance that he will soon be released from custody.
The controversial businessman from Zvecan and his two accomplices are suspected of illegal seizure of 32 trucks of Hypo Alpe Adria Leasing company, worth over 300 million RSD.
The extensive investigation of this case has revealed numerous criminal connections in the north of Kosovo with local structures and political figures, as well as direct links between the Serbian and Albanian criminal milieu.
“Zvonko Veselinović, Milan Radojicic and Dragan Curcic needed a strong support to do business with the stolen trucks. This support includes the illegal registration of stolen vehicles,” says the source of Novi Magazin.
The trucks that were leased to Curcic’s company “Evrokop” in Raska in 2008. were illegally transferred to Kosovo two years later, where they were lawfully used for road construction and transportation of illegal goods, mainly excise merchandise, textiles, meat and other foodstuffs.
In order to move freely in and out of Kosovo, the vehicles had to be registered, and this was not possible without permission of the authorities, says the source of Novi Magazin and adds that the collected evidence point out to the “generous help” of the first man of Kosovska Mitrovica Krstimir Pantic.
All revenue acquired by the use of these vehicles was kept by Veselinovic, Curcic, Radojicic and their associates. The investigation based on truck frauds has also opened some other activities of Zvonko Veselinovic and the collaborative network that Novi Magazin had extensively described on several occasions.
“Great part of Veselinovic’s business is related to the illegal trade of fuel which, according to preliminary information, was distributed to gas stations throughout Kosovo with the assistance of the partners from the Albanian criminal lobbies. Oil and derivatives were purchased in Serbia, excluding VAT, so the earnings on the sale of these goods were very high”, explains the source of Novi Magazin.
Members of Serbian Security Information Agency arrested brothers Veselinovic on December 21st, 2012. in Kopaonik. The High Court in Kraljevo then launched an investigation against Zvonko Veselinovic for illegal gun possession.
Brothers Veselinovic are also suspected by KFOR of organizing violence at the barricades in Jarinje, Brnjak and Jagnjenica.
