Bogoljub Karić

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Listen to Bogoljub Karić ? / i (born January 17, 1954 in Peć , SFR Yugoslavia ) is a Serbian politician and entrepreneur sought by Interpol . Audio file / audio sample

Life

He was considered one of the most important donors of the former Serbian President Slobodan Milošević and was also a brief minister in his government.

In 2004 he came third in the election for the office of President with 18% approval and founded the Pokret Snaga Srbije party . Reports of corruption soon surfaced. Many of his companies were nationalized and his television broadcaster BK televizija, which he founded with his brothers, was closed.

He has been on the run from the authorities since February 2006 and is wanted by Interpol. He is said to have embezzled more than 40 million euros and to have brought hundreds of millions of euros abroad before he fled. He received asylum in Russia in July 2010 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Serbia's dark gray eminences , FAZ, July 27, 2010
  2. ↑ Presidential elections in Serbia - Boris Tadic (DS) and Tomislav Nikolic (SRS) in the runoff election (pdf; 136 kB)
  3. ↑ Milosevic financier receives asylum in Russia , ORF, July 26, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Karić, Bogoljub
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Yugoslav-Serbian politician and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 17th January 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Peć