ZAGREB, November 23, 2020 – The We Can! and Zagreb is Ours! political platforms on Monday filed a criminal report against Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic for abuse of office and power and for illegal favouritism related to the construction of the Sljeme cable car.
“According to the conspirator who sent a video to all media outlets with clear evidence, DORH (Office of the Chief State Prosecutor) and the USKOK anti-corruption office should already act ex officio. However, I am filing a criminal report against Bandic for abuse of office and power, graft and conspiracy to commit crimes” Councillor and MP Tomislav Tomasevic said.
That is not only Bandic’s but also Andrej Plenkovic’s cable car
He filed a criminal complaint also so that institutions would report to him on what they had done, he added.
“For this 13 unlucky years, the City of Zagreb has been waiting for the repair of the old Sljeme cable car or for a new one. The HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) even set the construction of a new cable car as a condition for forming a coalition with Milan Bandic. So this most expensive cable car in Europe is also HDZ’s cable car, not only Bandic’s, but also Andrej Plenkovic’s cable car,” he said.
Coordinator for cable car construction from Bandic’s party
In addition to that, in 2016 Bandic appointed Vladimir Gruborovic, a member of the the Main Committee of Bandic’s party, as the coordinator of the team for the construction of the cable car, which includes representatives of the City Administration and all city companies.
That is more than enough evidence, Tomasevic said.