Attack on Serbian businessman

January 7th, 2011

Mile Nikolic

Customs authorities in Croatia have seized a luxury yacht “El Bosko” from Zeljko Mitrovic for alleged customs and tax debt of two million euros, Croatian media reported Owner of TV Pink claims not to have violated the law, and that the authorities in this way put pressure on him!

Customs authorities in September seized a yacht owned by Zeljko Mitrovic, which is 32 meters long, says “Jutarnji List”. They state that the owner of Pink made two misdemeanors. The first is that as the majority owner of the yacht “El Bosco” was not present when entering the Croatian territorial waters. Thus, the alleged violation of the law, according to Croatian press.

- I am not a resident of Croatia, a ship registered in Gibraltar. The same is the case, for example, and with Bernie Ecclestone, but no one thinks of his seizure of a yacht! Also, it turns out that the problem is to employ the Croatian crew. This, I guess, thanks … – The indignant Mitrovic, who says that his lawyers appealed the decision of the Croatian customs and that he expects the first-instance decision on the sentence to be annulled.

- If you have already said that “El Bosco” made a breach, the ship was supposed to return to Montenegro, and not let him enter our sea and then to seizure and punishment – said in a written statement Nobilo. Pink TV has sent written statement to the media that Zeljko Mitrovic said that at the time of sailing yachts in Croatia’s territorial waters has found himself on a yacht, but there he was one of the owners of “El Bosco” from Gibraltar.

Currently, the customs procedure against the company ‘El Bosko Split’ is the fuzzy decision of the competent authorities of second instance and the appeal lodged against the decision of the competent customs office. We expect that the appeal is granted, “the statement said.” Jutarnji list newspaper reminds that Zeljko’s luxury yacht with six cabins and two decks bought 2007th on Croatia boat show in Split for 10 million euros.

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