(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV. 7 - Serbian media today give great
emphasis to the fact that Minister for Innovation and
Technological Development, Nenad Popovic, is involved in the
so-called Paradise Papers, documents that reveal the connections
between dozens of politicians, businessmen and entertainment
companies and offshore companies registered in countries
considered as tax heavens.
According to some documents cited by 'Krik', an independent
organization of journalists who are active in the fight against
corruption and crime, Popovic, a leader of the Snp, openly
pro-Russian party, could have made financial transactions
amounting to over $ 100 million through offshore companies based
in Hong Kong and Man Island. The minister denied this
circumstance. ''All of my companies are registered in Russia and
Europe. It is very important that, as a government official, I
have declared all of my companies to the Serbian Anti-Corruption
Agency'', Popovic said, local media reported. ''I'm not ashamed
of my material situation'', he added, ''I've never hidden my
properties, but I gained everything legally, through my work and
commitment over the last 25 years, long before I became a
minister''. According to local media, other Serbian
entrepreneurs and businessmen are included in the Paradise
Papers. (ANSA).
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