The Bar police have submitted criminal charges to the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Bar against DE, a Russian national, and his company “Montelibero,” of which he is a co-owner and executive director. This action is based on suspicions that they constructed facilities without proper registration and documentation, as announced by the Police Directorate (UP) today.

According to the statement, “DE is suspected of committing the alleged offenses between 2024 and the end of April 2025, acting in the capacity of the founder and authorized representative of the legal entity doo ‘Montelibero’ in Bar. On a cadastral plot currently owned by a third party, he initiated the construction of a residential and commercial building totaling 262.08 square meters. By doing so, DE and the legal entity evaded taxes and obligations, resulting in material damage to the Montenegrin budget estimated at around 30,000 euros.”

The UP further noted that DE and “Montelibero” are additionally suspected of another criminal offense for constructing a building without the necessary registration and documentation. This involved another residential and commercial building on a different plot in Bar, which also led to evasion of taxes and obligations, causing material damage to the Montenegrin budget, totaling approximately 9,000 euros.

“Moreover, under Article 5 of the Law on the Liability of Legal Entities for Criminal Offenses, the legal entity doo ‘Montelibero’ is liable for the offenses committed by DE, as he executed them on behalf of this legal entity with the intent to gain material benefit,” the statement explains.

The UP indicated that a third criminal complaint has also been filed against DE, as the executive director of the company “Montemodule” from Bar, as well as against that company, for suspicion of committing the offense of constructing a facility without proper permits and documentation.

They are believed to have committed this offense between 2024 and the end of April 2025, with DE, as the executive director, beginning the construction of a prefabricated building on a plot in Bar owned by the legal entity doo ‘Montelibero’ without the necessary registration and documentation, thereby evading tax payments and incurring material damage to the Montenegrin budget estimated at around 13,000 euros.

The UP clarified that under Article 5 of the Law on the Liability of Legal Entities for Criminal Offenses, “Montemodule” Ltd. is responsible for the crime committed by DE, as he acted on behalf of this legal entity for material gain.

In total, the actions of these individuals concerning tax evasion and other obligations have resulted in material damage to the Montenegrin budget amounting to approximately 51,000 euros,” the UP stated.

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