Democratic Party official Borislav Novakovic arrested

BELGRADE - The police have arrested head of the Democratic Party (DS) group in the Automonous Province of Vojvodina Assembly and former director of the public enterprise Zavod za izgradnju grada Novi Sad Borslav Novakovic and another three individuals on suspicion that they have damaged the city of Novi Sad budget by EUR 4 million.

The suspects committed a number of crimes that enabled the company Borovica Transport to gain EUR 4 million in illegal profit, according to a statement from the Ministry of Interior.

The police and officials of the Office of the Prosecutor for Organised Crime continue to investigate public procurements by Zavod za izgradnju grada Novi Sad and other public enterprises, the statement says.

Novakovic is scheduled to address a DS news conference on Friday with DS spokesperson Aleksandra Jerkov.