Andrej Vučić
Andrej Vučić | |
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Андреј Вучић | |
 Vučić in 2020 | |
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| Political party | Serbian Progressive Party |
| Relatives | Aleksandar Vučić (brother) |
Andrej Vučić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Вучић) is a Serbian businessman[1] and a senior official of the Serbian Progressive Party.[2][3][4] He was previously an executive of the Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins of the National Bank of Serbia[5][6] and a former board member of KK Crvena zvezda.[7] He is the brother of Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić.
Biography
[edit]Andrej Vučić is a son of Angelina and Anđelko Vučić, and the younger brother of Aleksandar Vučić, the President of Serbia.[3][8][9][10]
While working at the Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins, Andrej Vučić's identity card and his signature were "stolen" and "used" to incorporate the company Asomakum. Asomakum company was a subject of discussions in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia about frauds and subject to official prosecutorial decision in Belgrade court in 2011 due to taxes avoidance. Andrej Vučić filed a claim for stolen identity.[11]
In September 2014, during Pride parade in Belgrade, a group of gendarmes physically attacked Andrej Vučić and his bodyguards.[12]
In September 2015 five members of United States Congress (Eddie Bernice Johnson, Carlos Curbelo, Scott Perry, Adam Kinzinger, and Zoe Lofgren) have informed Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden that Andrej Vučić is leading a group that smears media freedom in Serbia.[1]
Members of the Congress stated that a small group of people led by Vučić's brother, Andrej Vučić, and two of his close friends, Nikola Petrović and Zoran Korać, "strengthened their influence and interest in energy, telecommunications, infrastructure and all the major jobs in Serbia.[1]
Former Mayor of Belgrade, Siniša Mali, claimed that his candidature for the post of mayor was the idea of Andrej Vučić.[13]
Sources
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- ^ "Black funds and mafia". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ Creamer, Robert (28 March 2017). "The Serbian Presidential Election Is The Next Battle To Defend Democratic Values In Europe". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Vučić's signature was faked". Novosti. 27 October 2015.
- ^ Geogrijev, Slobodan (2 October 2014). "In shadow of older brother". Vreme.
- ^ "Serbian PM family real estate tops 1 million". Organized crime and corruption reporting project.
- ^ "Serbian President's Brother Met With Infamous Criminal". Organized crime and corruption reporting project.
- ^ "Aleksić: Vlasnik "Jovanjice" prvo zvao Andreja Vučića". N1info. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ Marković, Nataša (2 February 2019). "Indictment for identity theft Andrei Vucic". Network for Investigating Crime and Corruption.
- ^ Radišić, Nikola (28 March 2017). "Gendarmeries suspended due to the incident of the Pride Parade". N1info. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Pećo, Dragana (14 March 2018). "I became a mayor on the idea of Andrej Vučić". Network for Investigating Crime and Corruption.