On the order of the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime, on November 14, the police arrested businessman Miroslav Bogićević from Šabac, the director and owner of the Farmakom MB Concern, at the Belgrade airport while trying to leave the country.
On suspicion of having committed the criminal offense of abuse of the position of a responsible person, in addition to Bogićević, the president of the credit committee of Privredna banka Beograd, Miodrag Salaj, was arrested, as well as five other persons, among whom is the financial director of "Farmakom", and the rest are members of the credit committee of Privredna banka, he learns. RTS.
Blic reports that the financial director of Concern Farmakom MB O. Đ, members of the credit committee of Privredna banka Beograd AJ, VM and P. T, as well as the deputy member of the credit committee of Privredna banka Beograd DV have been arrested
Several media outlets reported that the prosecution suspects that Bogićević and the others committed a criminal offense by enabling Privredna banka Beograd AD Belgrade to grant loans to companies whose guarantor was "Concern Farmakom MB", and that the Ministry of Interior states that this was done in order for those companies to transfer the funds from the received loans in the form of a loan on the same day to "Concern Farmakom MB" as to the end user, and all with the intention of obtaining property benefits for "Concerna Farmakom MB", to the detriment of "Privredna banka Beograd".
Those loans were not returned to "Privredna banka Beograd", which damaged it for 15.140.000 euros and 60 million dinars, i.e. 1.757.246.348 dinars, for which the guarantor "Koncerna Farmakom MB" Šabac was benefited, according to the statement of the MUP.
According to these sources, Bogićević owes banks more than 400 million euros, suppliers more than five billion, that he damaged Privredna banka Beograd for 15.140.000 euros and 60.000.000 dinars, i.e. 1.757.246.348 dinars, for which the guarantor benefited. Concern Farmakom MB" Šabac.
TV N1, referring to the Ministry of Interior's statement, lists the companies to which Privredna banka Beograd granted loans without adequate collateral:
- Euroguma – BBS doo in the amount of 2.000.000 euros
- Eko Fokus doo in the amount of 1.800.000 euros
- Inmold"ž doo in the amount of 1.900.000 euros
- Olimpikus BP doo in the amount of 1.880.000 euros
- Porfito trade doo in the amount of 1.880.000 euros
- Vadra-prom doo in the amount of 1.690.000 euros
- Amator doo in the amount of 1.690.000 euros
- Fermin doo in the amount of 1.000.000 euros and 60.000.000 dinars
- Mihmil doo in the amount of 1.300.000 euros
Under the title Bogićević was arrested when he tried to leave Serbia
Politika writes that the investigation revealed information and business documents that indicate that Bogićević, as the owner and legal representative of the concern "Farmakom MB" from Šabac, organized a group of 23 people identified for now, and they are employees of the company. Farmakom MB" and external collaborators of this concern, who founded more than 15 companies, so-called satellites, in their own name, and on behalf of Bogićević.
It is suspected that on the basis of fictitious claims from "Farmakom MB" they withdrew loans from commercial banks, and that, based on the contract, it was evident that there was no creditworthiness to settle the obligations and that there was a risk of loss due to credit placement, and that it is suspected that they had the intention of causing damage to Privredna banka Beograd, Jubmes banka, Srpska banka, Agrobanka and Poštanska štedionica in the amount of more than 70 million euros, and that in the purchase business promissory note of the "Farmakom MB" concern caused damage to Jubmes Bank and Poštanska štedionica in excess of 10 million euros.
TPolitika also writes that during the investigation, data and suspicions emerged that Bogićević was withdrawing the money received from banks to Cyprus through offshore companies, so in this context the companies "Venetoko Limited" and "Artesano Enterprise Limited" are mentioned, it writes Politics.
On 25 November, the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime heard and launched an investigation against Miroslav Bogićević, Miodrag Salaj, Aleksandra Janković, Vera Medić, Predrag Tošić, Dušan Vujadinović and Olivera Đorđević due to the well-founded suspicion that during the approval of a total of 11 loans from June 10 to the end in March 2012 obtained illegal property benefits from the "Farmakom MB" concern in the amount of 2013 billion 1 million dinars. All the suspects have their own defense counsel, but they did not want to come to the hearing because of the bar strike.
The special court in Belgrade ordered them on 25.11. detention for up to 30 days
The Acting Director of the Tax Administration of Serbia, Marko Marinković, stated that the control of the Farmakom MB company owned by Miroslav Bogićević and all related companies is still ongoing, and estimated that the work will be completed in a few weeks. Speaking about large tax debtors, he cited the example of the companies "Monus" and "Invej" of Predrag Ranković Peconi, from whom nearly nine million euros in taxes were recently collected.
As in previous cases, the version of the suspects was not available to the public.
Bogićević was born on October 5, 1953 in Šabac, graduated from the Higher Administrative School in Sarajevo, and got his first job in 1973 at the Health Insurance Fund. He moved into private business in 1992, and started with pharmacies, then trade and production.
In 1989, he founded the company "Farmakom", whose main activity was the operation of a pharmacy, along with import and export. Eight years later, the company was re-registered in "Farmakom MB", so the company's main activity became wholesale trade. as well as the production of plant protection products, non-ferrous metals and mineral fertilizers, all of which is realized through joint production, namely with companies within the company "Zorka" Šabac.
Under the title The owner of "Farmakom MB" Miroslav Bogićević was arrested Politics referring to Teaching right, writes that since 2003, Bogićević participated in numerous privatizations, and added nine companies from different industries to the Farmakom system, he is not connected to the usual affairs that accompanied that process. The purchased companies are mostly modernized, they employ around 3.000 workers, and Bogićević received numerous awards for his contributions to economic development, as reported by the media. The policy a little later on the same day on the website (at the same address) replaces that text with the already quoted text Bogićević was arrested when he tried to leave Serbia
in which he reports more precisely on the results of the investigation, but Bogićević's role in the privatization process is no longer mentioned...
"Farmakom MB" acquired ownership in Šabac Dairy, FAS Sombor, PIK "7. July", IK "Guča", Požega Foundry, RIT Zajača, "Zorki Standard", antimony and zinc mine "Suva Ruda", lead and zinc mine "Lece".
Bogićević has been in the public eye in recent weeks due to the leakage of tailings from the Stolica mine, which is owned by his company Farmakom.
TV B92 reminds that Bogićević's name was connected with the purchase of "Politika" in the past, and that he was also mentioned in sports circles, as a man who was "on the threshold" of taking over the Partizan Football Club in 2012.
Under the title Farmakom MB –
from brilliance to despair, TV B92 in the Biz section states that the decline and collapse of the Farmakom MB concern began when information emerged that Bogićević, on the orders of the then ruling Democratic Party, participated in the purchase of the company Politika.
In that regard, The Antimonopoly Commission is investigating the sale of Politika, Bogićević did not report the transaction
On August 15, Media Center Belgrade broadcasts the writing of the newspaper Danas about the fact that he transferred his share in the newly founded company Politika novine and magazine VAC to his related legal entity Ost Holding GmbH from Vienna, through whom he concluded an agreement on the purchase and sale of his share in the middle of 8. PNM with Ist Media Group from Moscow. The commission found that the Russian company acquired ownership of 2012 percent of the shares in PNM through the purchase.
The Commission also dealt with the status of the buyer, and determined that Ist Media Group was founded in January 2012 with a founding capital of 10.000 rubles. Aleksandar Trbović is registered as the founder and XNUMX% owner, and Uroš Stefanović as the general manager. The commission, however, found, based on unofficial data, that these persons are connected to Farmakom and its owner Bogićević.
TV B92 notes that with the change of government after 2012, Bogićević's image as a successful businessman begins to fade, and his companies' debts to the state and banks surface.
From a good employer, he became one who owes workers for wages, and suppliers and peasants for delivered goods...
"Farmakom MB" concern is shaken by financial problems and strikes On April 19, 2013, Media Center Belgrade reported the writing of Naše novine about the fact that if Miroslav Bogićević, the owner of the "Farmakom MB" concern, fails to reach an agreement with the state and the banks on the reprogramming, that company would, due to accumulated debts, which, according to according to unofficial information, they amount to about 33 billion dinars, could end up in bankruptcy. Economist Zoran Popov is quoted in the Text: "If "Farmakom" cannot pay its obligations, banks, other creditors, workers and the state will suffer the consequences..."
According to the claims of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić in October of this year, Bogićević's concern is one of the country's biggest tax problems, owing more than 400 million euros to the banks alone.
Vučić then said that it was a "political child of one party that grew into a monster" and that he did not know how that problem would be solved.
I TV N1 reminds that Prime Minister Vučić recently stated that Bogićević took millions of euros, and that he gave waste as a pledge. "Yes, together with Goran Percevic." And that was all done by politicians with those businessmen," Vučić specified at the time.
TV N1 reminds that the owner of the company "Interkomerc" is Goran Perčević, he was arrested ten days ago, on suspicion of having committed several criminal acts in connection with Universal Bank...
Under the title Bogićević "fell" at the airport On November 24, the news reported that Miroslav Bogićević, that is, his concern, owes more than 11 million euros to banks, close to five billion dinars to suppliers, and another 450 billion dinars to the Tax Administration, that "he is one of the famous trio of domestic tycoons - along with Goran Perčević, the owner of "Interkomerc", who has already been arrested, Željko Žunić, the owner of "Beohemija" - who borrowed from Agrobanka, the Development Bank of Vojvodina, Privredna banka Beograd, Univerzal, Srpska, Dunav, and Jubmes bank, four of which were shut down with a loss of more than 1,6 million euros. "In some of them (Bogićević) was a shareholder himself. He is also in debt to more than ten domestic and foreign banks. The Serbian bank, from which the suspects took multi-billion dinar loans, is being saved by the state. It is uncertain what will happen with Dunav and Jubmes Bank, in which this trio is mentioned both as a shareholder and as a client, but also with "Dunav osiguranje", to which Bogićević alone owes more than 800 million dinars for issued bonds that cannot be paid. billing.
Bogićević's associates sat on the boards of banks, because he was a minority shareholder of up to five percent, which is the maximum that can be bought without checking and prior permission from the National Bank of Serbia, writes Novosti...
Updated 26. 11.
The debts of Miroslav Bogićević, the owner of "Farmakom MB" exceed half a billion euros, Goran Perčević, the owner of "Interkomerc" - 215 million euros, writes Politika on November 29 under the title The people will repay the debts of the tycoons:
"Interkomerc" and "Beohemija", whose owner is Željko Žunić, are partners and together owed 100 million euros at the end of last year. In two months, their debts increased by half. It is believed, writes Politika, that their loans largely contributed to the shutdown of Agrobanka, Razvojna banka Vojvodina, and Univerzal banka. According to NIN, Bogićević, Perčević and Žunić are on the list of the largest debtors of Srpska banka, whose deficit has grown to 19 million euros. There are other banks on the list that are grunting because of them.
At the end of 2013, Farmakom's long-term liabilities were 11,6 billion dinars, and short-term liabilities were 22,7 billion dinars. At the same time, the total capital of "Farmakom" amounts to 10,5 billion dinars, which means that the liabilities are three times higher than the value of the capital.
In the country, it owes the most to Komercijala Bank (21 million euros), the Development Fund (3,7) and Kredi Bank (501.000 euros). Abroad, he owes 29 million euros to the IFC, a branch of the World Bank that provides support to small and medium-sized enterprises, and he owes 22,6 million euros to the Amsterdam Trade Bank.
The long-term liabilities of Goran Perčević, the owner of Interkomerc, amount to 6,4 billion dinars, and the short-term financial liabilities amount to 5,5 billion dinars. The total capital is 6,1 billion dinars.
"Beohemija", whose owner is Željko Žunić, is also in an enviable position. The long-term liabilities of this company are 8,7 and short-term 7,1 billion dinars, and the total capital is zero.
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Large capitalists were also beneficiaries of loans from the "Development Fund", and they mostly gave guarantees for them from banks that went bankrupt, so it is a big question mark what the state will be able to collect from that money, he writes. Politics.
