Former minister Tomislav Momirović, under investigation due to suspicions of corruption related to the canopy, is now suing former prosecutor Jasmina Paunović because she allegedly condemned him in advance in public appearances
Not much was heard about the former minister Tomislav Momirović since he was arrested and criminal proceedings were initiated due to suspicions of strange flows of money that touch and reconstruction of the railway station in Novi Sad under whose canopy sixteen people lost their lives.
Momirović rarely or never advertised from a kind of political illegality. But his lawyers apparently remained vigilant.
Now the lawyer Jovana M. Momirović - the wife of the former minister - has filed a lawsuit on his behalf against the former prosecutor Jasmina Paunović because, as it is stated, she has repeatedly said publicly that the responsibility for the fall of the canopy extends to the top of the government, that it is the result of the work of an "organized criminal group" that includes Momirović.
Momirović is now demanding 600.000 dinars from Paunović before the Second Basic Court in Belgrade for "injury of reputation, honor and presumption of innocence".
In the lawsuit, which "Vreme" has access to, it is stated that Momirović has not been convicted of any criminal offense and that "he is a respectable member of society with an impeccable reputation in his community and professional environment."
Regarding Jasmina Paunović, it is stated that she is from the legal profession and that she should not have "created the impression" that Momirović's responsibility has been established or that "there is no longer a serious legal dilemma" regarding her.
On the day of the arrest of former ministers Momirović and Goran Vesić, on August 1, 2025, Paunović told N1: "We see that there are some criminal acts where we cannot say with certainty that there was corruption. But if we take into account who is at the head of the order to conduct the investigation, in the specific case - who will it be, there are two former ministers, and we still have subcontractors who participated in the construction of the canopy, we can absolutely say that it is about corruption."
Momirović, like Vesić, was released from custody at the end of January this year, and court proceedings are not yet in sight.
Momirović (42), an offshoot of the family business empire that owns hotels and the Mona fashion chain, was the minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, from where he moved to the department of internal and external trade in 2022, all the while as an ardent supporter of Aleksandar Vučić.
After the fall of the canopy, he resigned only after great pressure. This February, he announced after his release from custody: "After six months of prison and house arrest, I continue to respect the court's decisions and calmly participate in the proceedings. Over time, the facts will speak for themselves. Let's move on."
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