Two individuals from Bar, PK (38) and MZ (39), are facing legal action in separate cases due to suspected abuse of their business positions, according to the Police Directorate.

The authorities mentioned that the officers from the Regional Security Center “South” – Bar Security Department, after executing operations aimed at tackling criminal acts concerning payment transactions and business practices, have lodged criminal complaints against both suspects.

“The Economic Crime Suppression Unit has submitted a criminal report to the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Bar against PK (38) from Podgorica, on suspicion of committing the crime of abuse of position in business operations. He is accused of misappropriating funds from deposits and using them for online betting, while employed at a company involved in organizing games of chance,” the police stated in their announcement.

It was noted that PK has caused the affected company a total material loss of 3,990 euros.

“Furthermore, MZ (39) from Bar has also been prosecuted on suspicions of abusing his business position. As an employee at a catering establishment, he inflated daily sales figures over six months by recording cash sales as card transactions via a bank’s POS terminal, resulting in a financial loss for the catering business of 8,330 euros,” the statement concludes.

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