Institute Alternative (IA) held a series of closed meetings with representatives of the prosecution, where we discussed the issues and actions of the prosecution in cases related to corruption in public procurement.
Over the past months, we met with representatives of the Special State Prosecutor’s Office, and the basic state prosecutor’s offices in Podgorica and Herceg Novi, who have dealt with cases related to public procurement in their work.
In the closed meetings, we discussed the results achieved so far by the prosecution regarding criminal offenses related to public procurement, the current capacities for conducting investigations and training in this area, the process of conducting investigations, and cooperation with the police and other state bodies.
As a result, IA will prepare an overview of the results achieved so far by the prosecution in the fight against corruption in public procurement.
Meetings were organised as part of the project “Public Procurement Under Spotlight – Making Watchdogs Work!”, which we are implementing with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Serbia and Montenegro through the MATRA support program. The project aims to empower and motivate budget guardians to fight against corruption and inappropriate influences in public procurement.
