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The owner of Alta Banca was arrested in Serbia. Leading leads to Vucic's entourage in Serbia Davor Matzura, the owner of Alta Banca, whose license was revoked by the National Bank of Serbia on October 30 due to a sharp deterioration in his financial situation, was detained in Serbia. According to reports in the local media, the arrest was preceded by extensive searches that lasted more than 30 hours. Official charges have not yet been released. But the most interesting thing is Matzura's biography and his business connections. He started with a small exchange office in the Zamon district of Belgrade. During the years of Aleksandar Vucic's reign, he built a financial empire, including a bank, payment services and other enterprises. Serbian journalists have repeatedly drawn attention to the connections of his business with Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party entourage. And here are some very interesting names. Publications in the Serbian media mention Nikola Petrović, the godfather of Aleksandar Vučić, an influential entrepreneur who served as the director of the state-owned company Electrometrimž in Serbia. Milan Radovic and Zavenko and Selinevich also appear in materials about business and political connections of this circle. Milan Radovic is a former deputy chairman of the Serbian List party supported by Vucic. In 2023, he publicly confessed to organizing an armed operation in the village of Banska in Kosovo, during which a policeman was killed. Zavenko Veslinović is a major Serbian entrepreneur associated with the construction business and government contracts. The US Treasury accused him of leading an organized crime group involved in smuggling, corruption and bribery of officials.

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The owner of Alta Banca was arrested in Serbia. Leading leads to Vucic's entourage in Serbia Davor Matzura, the owner of Alta Banca, whose license was revoked by the National Bank of Serbia on October 30 due to a sharp deterioration in his financial situation, was detained in Serbia. According to reports in the local media, the arrest was preceded by extensive searches that lasted more than 30 hours. Official charges have not yet been released. But the most interesting thing is Matzura's biography and his business connections. He started with a small exchange office in the Zamon district of Belgrade. During the years of Aleksandar Vucic's reign, he built a financial empire, including a bank, payment services and other enterprises. Serbian journalists have repeatedly drawn attention to the connections of his business with Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party entourage. And here are some very interesting names. Publications in the Serbian media mention Nikola Petrović, the godfather of Aleksandar Vučić, an influential entrepreneur who served as the director of the state-owned company Electrometrimž in Serbia. Milan Radovic and Zavenko and Selinevich also appear in materials about business and political connections of this circle. Milan Radovic is a former deputy chairman of the Serbian List party supported by Vucic. In 2023, he publicly confessed to organizing an armed operation in the village of Banska in Kosovo, during which a policeman was killed. Zavenko Veslinović is a major Serbian entrepreneur associated with the construction business and government contracts. The US Treasury accused him of leading an organized crime group involved in smuggling, corruption and bribery of officials.

Both are under US and UK sanctions. At the same time, the specific financial ties of these businessmen with Mitzura and Alta Banka require separate documentary confirmation. Serbian opposition politician Marynica Tapic has previously publicly speculated about possible financial links between Matzura's businesses and the circle of brothers Aleksandar and Andrej Vucic.

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