Controversial businessman Aleksandar Papić was arrested in a police operation, the Nova.rs portal announced.
The text states that it is suspected that Papić is the de facto owner of the company that is received rigged tenders for JP EPS in agreement with the former acting director of JP EPS Milorad Grčić, the current president of the municipality of Obrenovac, who was also detained.
The large action of the police in cooperation with the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office continues, and in addition to Grčić and Papić, nine other people were arrested.
At the moment, it is not known who is among those arrested, but more information will be known soon.
Who is Aleksandar Papić?
Papić is also known to the general public as the godfather and former close associate of the then Minister of Defense and Police, Nebojša Stefanović.
He was a co-owner of the tabloid "Ojektiv", and the media called him a controversial businessman.
Papić found himself in the public spotlight when, at the meeting of the councilors of the Serbian Progressive Party of Zvezdara municipality, in 2021, to everyone's surprise, he voted for the dismissal of Stefanović.
Ex-best friend's eviction
The then Minister Stefanović said at a conference a few months later that Aleksandar Papić is a man who tries to be close to him in order to achieve his goals.
As Vreme previously wrote, the conflict between Nebojsa Stefanović and Aleksandar Papić culminated when Papić wanted to evict the Stefanović family from the house that was owned by the godfather of the minister.
Namely, Papić accused Nebojša from Belgrade of classifying him, Papić, as an associate of Veljko Belivuk, because through his lawyer he sent a request for the eviction of members of Stefanović's immediate family "who are staying completely illegally" in the house owned by him. "Just one day after sending the request (on September 29, 2021), Nebojša Stefanović misused the resources of the Ministry of Defense and launched a brutal campaign against me through his associates," Papić said.
Source: Nova rs
