Key Takeaways
- • According to Ist media, about 10,000 photographs of individual documents were taken from sacks seized by police during the night of October 31 at the PIO Fund premises in Bor, Serbia.
- • The seizure followed a suspicious attempt to remove sacks of papers from the PIO Fund, recorded on video by journalists from Tebraportal and East media during the night between Saturday and Sunday.
- • Initial review of the photographed material indicates certificates of seniority, decisions on suspension of employment, and other internal Fund documentation.
- • The Prosecutor's Office is expected to receive surveillance camera footage from the PIO Fund, and the pre-investigation department must determine whether official files were among the discarded papers.
- • Responsibility for sorting and removing the papers remains unclear, as it is not yet known whether the SN Cleaning agency had such a role.
Summary
Video footage recorded by journalists from Tebraportal and East media showed a suspicious attempt to deliver documents out of the premises during the night between Saturday and Sunday. According to the report, police intervened and stopped the removal of the sacks of papers.
Initial information on the photographed files indicates they include certificates of seniority, decisions on suspension of employment, and other internal documentation of the Fund. A detailed analysis of the collected material is underway, according to Ist media.
The Prosecutor's Office reportedly expects to receive video recordings from surveillance cameras at the PIO Fund. According to Ist media, the SN Cleaning Agency was contracted to clean the premises and performed work on weekends in line with its contract, but not at night. It was common practice to place paper of no usable value into sacks intended for recycling. However, it remains unknown who was responsible for sorting and removing the papers, and whether the cleaning agency held that responsibility.
The pre-investigation department is tasked with establishing the content of the documentation and determining whether official files were among the papers that were not permitted to be removed from the Fund's premises.
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