Ex-top Montenegrin politician to serve 46 months in prison
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former top Montenegrin politician charged with embezzling millions, will serve 46 months in prison and pay 1.1 million euros ($1.2 million) in a plea bargain with the prosecutors.
Montenegro's Higher Court said Tuesday that 61-year-old Svetozar Marovic, who was president of Serbia-Montenegro before Montenegro split in 2006, also must donate 100,000 euros ($112,000) to charity.
Marovic was charged with masterminding a criminal group which earned millions of euros in the Adriatic tourist resort of Budva through suspicious property purchases and construction deals.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The indictment said Marovic's son's company bought 26,000 square meters (6.4 acres) of valuable coastal land at a privileged price after a suspicious auction. Marovic's son recently made a deal with prosecutors to serve one year in prison and pay 380,000 euros ($426,000).