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Kalinak: Saric Lied, Falsified Documents to Get Slovak Citizenship
Thursday 25 February 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) - Alleged Serbian drug lord Darko Saric has submitted untrue information in his application for Slovak citizenship in 2005, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak said on Thursday.
The investigation conducted by the Ministry revealed that Saric lied about his permanent residence as well as his employment in Slovakia. "A notification that his Slovak citizenship is denied along with a demand to return the original Slovak citizenship documents has been sent to Saric's permanent address," said Kalinak, adding that police and Interpol have already been informed about the decision.
"Saric's Slovak citizenship, granted in December 2005 and put into effect in January 2006, during the tenure of former interior minister Vladimir Palko (a KDH nominee), was granted on the basis of falsified information and documents," said Kalinak.
In his application, Saric claimed that he had a long-term residence in Slovakia in 1998-2004, which was allegedly corroborated by the statement of Border and Foreigner Police department in Trencin. Kalinak refutes that claim, however, saying that the police department in question has no record of ever issuing such a statement.
Saric also produced two working contracts with a company based in Nova Dubnica (Trencin region), for which he supposedly worked in 1999-2005. "The state-insurer Socialna Poistovna has confirmed that this company didn't deduct any contributions for Saric within the period of 1999-2005, nor was he registered as a self-employed person," said Kalinak, adding that the company went out of business in 2006 – and related legal procedures had begun as early as 2004. Furthermore, the Health Care Supervisory Authority (UDZS) reports that the alleged drug lord hasn't had any health insurance.
Kalinak also pointed out that Saric arrived to Slovakia on May 7, 2005, and got married with a Slovak woman on the same day. "Two days later, he applied for a permanent residency permit in Slovakia on the grounds of uniting his family." The permit was granted on May 30, 2005, with Saric filing divorce papers a day after getting his Slovak citizenship.
Saric, who is on the run and wanted by Interpol, is allegedly an important member of a narcotics clan headed by the Montenegrin Mafia that also controls cocaine fields in South America.
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