The Public Prosecutor’s Office issued Thursday an order for conducting an investigation into four persons suspected of abusing their official position and powers in the case of procurement of traffic software.

With the actions he performed, the first suspect, by not performing his official duties during the public procurement procedure, conducted public procurement contrary to the principle of economy, efficiency and effective use of public funds, determined in accordance with the regulations governing the use of budget funds and obtained gain for three economic operators – the right to participate in public procurement procedures and to conclude contracts for the same and to gain illegal property benefit to the detriment of the budget in the total amount of 11,018,321.00 denars.

The prosecutors, estimating that there are indications of escape risk, hiding and influencing witnesses, proposed the court the two first suspects to be detained. For the other suspects, they proposed the court to impose precautionary measures, such as a ban on leaving the residence, temporary seizure of travel documents etc.