Centroslavija Holding: Two Arrested Over Loan
Novi Sad prosecutors and the Interior Ministry (MUP) say two board members of Holding Centroslavija were arrested on suspicion of approving an unlawful loan of 98 million dinars.
Two Novi Sad men, D. Lj. (born 1962) and P. B. (born 1959), were arrested on November 9, 2026, on suspicion that as board members of Holding Centroslavija a.d. Novi Sad they approved an unlawful loan of 98,000,000 dinars. The arrests were carried out on the orders of the Special Anti-Corruption Department of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad, and statements were issued by the prosecutor’s office and the Interior Ministry (MUP).
What are the suspects accused of?
According to the prosecutor’s statement, D. Lj. is chairman of the Holding Centroslavija board of directors and P. B. is a member. Prosecutors say that in December 2022, in breach of the Companies Act, they decided that the holding would lend 98 million dinars to an affiliated company, Tehnogradnja d.o.o. of Novi Sad. D. Lj. is its director and sole owner.
The MUP statement adds that the two suspects voted for the loan under an agreement reached beforehand.
What was the loan used for?
The money was allegedly used so that Tehnogradnja could buy a 35 percent stake in Holding Centroslavija from the company Bobar-Beska d.o.o., where P. B. was the de facto responsible person. Prosecutors say that after these transactions Tehnogradnja became the majority owner of the holding, with 70 percent of the shares.
The two statements differ on one detail. The MUP says D. Lj. bought the shares himself, while the prosecutor’s office names his company, Tehnogradnja, as the buyer. Prosecutors estimate the unlawful material gain at the amount of the loan, 98,000,000 dinars.
What happens next?
The suspects are accused of abuse of office by a responsible person in complicity, under Article 227, paragraph 3, in conjunction with paragraph 1 and Article 33 of the Criminal Code. The operation was carried out by officers of the Criminal Police Directorate, together with the Tax Police. The MUP names the Anti-Corruption Service, while the prosecutor’s office names the Anti-Corruption Department in Novi Sad.
Both men were ordered held for up to 48 hours, during which they are to be questioned at the Special Anti-Corruption Department of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad. No decision on pretrial detention had been made by the time the statements were published. The prosecutor’s allegations amount to grounds for suspicion, not established guilt.
