News of the arrest has been confirmed by the High Public Prosecutor in Belgrade.

According to investigators’ allegations, Basta allegedly approved groundless financial donations for some sports clubs, including small football clubs, basketball, as well as a hippieism club.

Meanwhile, members of the Anti-Corruption Service are developing shares for arrests and raids. According to information, the operation includes several others allegedly linked to Basta, Serbian media report. 1

Rade Basta has held the post of economy minister in Serbia from October 2022 to 2023, when he was dismissed.

His dismissal came after public statements to impose sanctions on the Russian Federation in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine. At the time, Basta had asked the government of Serbia urgently to declare itself in favour of imposing sanctions on Moscow.

After leaving the government, he founded the European Road Movement. Meanwhile, the United Serbia party, under which it was nominated for the ministerial post, had also sought his departure from party and public positions.

Investigations into the case are under way, while allegations of Basta and other involved persons must be confirmed through legal procedures.

Source Layer: RTKLive